Palettes / Colors / #EFCD12
#EFCD12 — Vivid Yellow
#EFCD12 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #EFCD12 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.
#EFCD12 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 #1132EE; it also sits naturally between #EE5E11 and #A1EE11. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCD12 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 205, 18 |
| HSL | 51°, 87%, 50% |
| HSV | 51°, 92%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 92%, 6% |
| XYZ | 57.54, 62.06, 9.52 |
| Yxy | 62.06, 0.4456, 0.4806 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.94, -3.51, 81.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.78, -3.33, 45.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 7%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 92% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCD12
.text { color: #EFCD12; }
.background { background-color: #EFCD12; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCD12; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 205, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 87%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCD12; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 205, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCD12; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 205, 18, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCD12">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCD12">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFCD12
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Tones of #EFCD12
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1132EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCD12: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCD12
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 #EFCD12: ·
How #EFCD12 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 #EFCD12 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 #EFCD12?
#EFCD12 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 205, 18). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCD12?
#EFCD12 is RGB 239, 205, 18 — HSL 51°, 87%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 92%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCD12?
Its complement is #1132EE; analogous partners are #EE5E11 and #A1EE11. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCD12 for text?
Black text on #EFCD12 has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.