Palettes / Colors / #EFCB72
#EFCB72 — Light Vivid Yellow
#EFCB72 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #EFCB72 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#EFCB72 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #7195EF; it also sits naturally between #EF8C71 and #D4EF71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCB72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 203, 114 |
| HSL | 43°, 80%, 69% |
| HSV | 43°, 52%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 52%, 6% |
| XYZ | 59.99, 62.28, 24.78 |
| Yxy | 62.28, 0.4080, 0.4235 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.06, 1.91, 48.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.92, 1.83, 33.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 45%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 52% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCB72
.text { color: #EFCB72; }
.background { background-color: #EFCB72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCB72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 203, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCB72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 203, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCB72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 203, 114, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCB72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCB72">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFCB72
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Tones of #EFCB72
Color harmonies
Complementary — #7195EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCB72: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCB72
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFCB72: ·
How #EFCB72 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFCB72 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFCB72?
#EFCB72 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 203, 114). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCB72?
#EFCB72 is RGB 239, 203, 114 — HSL 43°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 52%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCB72?
Its complement is #7195EF; analogous partners are #EF8C71 and #D4EF71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCB72 for text?
Black text on #EFCB72 has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.