Palettes / Colors / #EFCD1C

#EFCD1C — Vivid Yellow

#EFCD1C 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 #EFCD1C 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.

#EFCD1C 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 #1A3EEF; it also sits naturally between #EF611A and #A8EF1A. 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 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 88% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCD1C

.text { color: #EFCD1C; }
.background { background-color: #EFCD1C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCD1C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 205, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 87%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCD1C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 205, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCD1C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 205, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCD1C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCD1C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFCD1C

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Tones of #EFCD1C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1A3EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCD1C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCD1C

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:

How #EFCD1C 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 #EFCD1C 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

← #EFCD1B  ·  #EFCD1D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCD1C?

#EFCD1C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 205, 28). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCD1C?

#EFCD1C is RGB 239, 205, 28 — HSL 50°, 87%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 88%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCD1C?

Its complement is #1A3EEF; analogous partners are #EF611A and #A8EF1A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCD1C for text?

Black text on #EFCD1C has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.