Palettes / Colors / #EFCF69

#EFCF69 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFCF69 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 #EFCF69 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.

#EFCF69 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 #6786EF; it also sits naturally between #EF8B67 and #CBEF67. 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 81% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 56% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFCF69

.text { color: #EFCF69; }
.background { background-color: #EFCF69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCF69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 207, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 81%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCF69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 207, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCF69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 207, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCF69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCF69">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6786EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFCF69: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCF69

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 #EFCF69 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 #EFCF69 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

← #EFCF68  ·  #EFCF6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCF69?

#EFCF69 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 207, 105). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCF69?

#EFCF69 is RGB 239, 207, 105 — HSL 46°, 81%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 56%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCF69?

Its complement is #6786EF; analogous partners are #EF8B67 and #CBEF67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCF69 for text?

Black text on #EFCF69 has a contrast ratio of 13.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.