Palettes / Colors / #EFCC40

#EFCC40 — Vivid Yellow

#EFCC40 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFCC40 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 #3E61EF; it also sits naturally between #EF733E and #BAEF3E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 73% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCC40

.text { color: #EFCC40; }
.background { background-color: #EFCC40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCC40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 204, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 85%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCC40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 204, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCC40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 204, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCC40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCC40">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFCC40

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E61EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCC40: #000000.

How #EFCC40 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 #EFCC40 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCC40?

#EFCC40 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 204, 64). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCC40?

#EFCC40 is RGB 239, 204, 64 — HSL 48°, 85%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 73%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCC40?

Its complement is #3E61EF; analogous partners are #EF733E and #BAEF3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCC40 for text?

Black text on #EFCC40 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.