Palettes / Colors / #EFCD6A

#EFCD6A — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFCD6A 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 #EFCD6A 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.

#EFCD6A 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 #6B8CEF; it also sits naturally between #EF8C6B and #CEEF6B. 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 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 56% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCD6A

.text { color: #EFCD6A; }
.background { background-color: #EFCD6A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCD6A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 205, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 81%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCD6A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 205, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCD6A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 205, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCD6A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCD6A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B8CEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCD6A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCD6A

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 #EFCD6A 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 #EFCD6A 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

← #EFCD69  ·  #EFCD6B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCD6A?

#EFCD6A is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 205, 106). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCD6A?

#EFCD6A is RGB 239, 205, 106 — HSL 45°, 81%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 56%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCD6A?

Its complement is #6B8CEF; analogous partners are #EF8C6B and #CEEF6B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCD6A for text?

Black text on #EFCD6A has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.