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#EFCF34 — Vivid Yellow

#EFCF34 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 #EFCF34 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.

#EFCF34 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 #3453EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7234 and #B0EF34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCF34 · RGB 239, 207, 52

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Color values

HEX#EFCF34
RGB239, 207, 52
HSL50°, 85%, 57%
HSV50°, 78%, 94%
CMYK0%, 13%, 78%, 6%
XYZ58.53, 63.22, 12.37
Yxy63.22, 0.4364, 0.4714
CIE-Lab83.56, -3.75, 74.80
Hunter Lab79.51, -3.57, 43.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 81% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 78% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFCF34 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFCF34 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFCF34

.text { color: #EFCF34; }
.background { background-color: #EFCF34; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCF34; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 207, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 85%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCF34; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 207, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCF34; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 207, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCF34">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCF34">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFCF34

#EDCA1D#D9B812#C1A410#AA900E#927C0C#76640A#5E5008#473C06#2A2403#131002

Tints of #EFCF34

#F0D447#F2D85A#F3DD6D#F5E180#F6E692#F7E9A1#F9EDB4#FAF2C6#FCF6D9#FDFBEC

Tones of #EFCF34

#E1C741#D4BE4E#C7B55C#B9AC6A#ACA377#9F9A84

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3453EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCF34: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCF34

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 #EFCF34: ·

How #EFCF34 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E15ADeuteranopia · #E3E563Tritanopia · #ED777E

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 #EFCF34 rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C
Dreamy Ruby Petal
#F7F1CF · #F2E6A1 · #E6CB38 · #685A0D
Palette 006e7f
#006E7F · #F8CB2E · #EE5007 · #B22727
Gentle Garden
#1136C9 · #5E86F1 · #EFCC41 · #F2F0A6
Modern Ruby Ember
#190825 · #2E99FA · #FDCB36 · #48FDAF
Silent Marble
#DF3D9D · #DC3244 · #CC601B · #E4D03E

Similar colors

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

#EDC92C#E6CB38#F8CB2E#EFCC41#FDCB36#E4D03E#EDC23B#FCC737#E4D329#E5D93C#FCCD2A#E1CB3D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCF33  ·  #EFCF35 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCF34?

#EFCF34 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 207, 52). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCF34?

#EFCF34 is RGB 239, 207, 52 — HSL 50°, 85%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 78%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCF34?

Its complement is #3453EF; analogous partners are #EF7234 and #B0EF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCF34 for text?

Black text on #EFCF34 has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.