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#EFCC34 — Vivid Yellow

#EFCC34 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EFCC34 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.

#EFCC34 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 #3456EF; it also sits naturally between #EF6F34 and #B4EF34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCC34 · RGB 239, 204, 52

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Color values

HEX#EFCC34
RGB239, 204, 52
HSL49°, 85%, 57%
HSV49°, 78%, 94%
CMYK0%, 15%, 78%, 6%
XYZ57.81, 61.78, 12.13
Yxy61.78, 0.4389, 0.4691
CIE-Lab82.80, -2.22, 74.11
Hunter Lab78.60, -2.11, 43.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 78% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EFCC34 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFCC34 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFCC34

.text { color: #EFCC34; }
.background { background-color: #EFCC34; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCC34; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 204, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 85%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCC34; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 204, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCC34; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 204, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCC34">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCC34">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFCC34

#EDC61D#D9B412#C1A110#AA8D0E#927A0C#76620A#5E4E08#473B06#2A2303#131002

Tints of #EFCC34

#F0D147#F2D65A#F3DB6D#F5DF80#F6E492#F7E7A1#F9ECB4#FAF1C6#FCF6D9#FDFAEC

Tones of #EFCC34

#E1C441#D4BC4E#C7B35C#B9AA6A#ACA277#9F9A84

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3456EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.57:1 Fails
Against black text13.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCC34: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCC34

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFCC34: ·

How #EFCC34 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E0E059Deuteranopia · #E2E462Tritanopia · #ED767C

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFCC34 rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C
Dreamy Ruby Petal
#F7F1CF · #F2E6A1 · #E6CB38 · #685A0D
Palette 006e7f
#006E7F · #F8CB2E · #EE5007 · #B22727
Misty Breeze
#EC41B3 · #871228 · #E5602B · #EDC23B
Gentle Garden
#1136C9 · #5E86F1 · #EFCC41 · #F2F0A6
Modern Ruby Ember
#190825 · #2E99FA · #FDCB36 · #48FDAF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EDC92C#E6CB38#F8CB2E#EDC23B#EFCC41#FDCB36#FCC737#E4D03E#FBC42D#FCCD2A#E1CB3D#E4D329

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCC33  ·  #EFCC35 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCC34?

#EFCC34 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 204, 52). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCC34?

#EFCC34 is RGB 239, 204, 52 — HSL 49°, 85%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 78%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCC34?

Its complement is #3456EF; analogous partners are #EF6F34 and #B4EF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCC34 for text?

Black text on #EFCC34 has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.