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#EFD048 — Vivid Yellow

#EFD048 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EFD048 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.

#EFD048 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 #4867EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7D48 and #BAEF48. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFD048 · RGB 239, 208, 72

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Color values

HEX#EFD048
RGB239, 208, 72
HSL49°, 84%, 61%
HSV49°, 70%, 94%
CMYK0%, 13%, 70%, 6%
XYZ59.32, 63.93, 15.34
Yxy63.93, 0.4280, 0.4613
CIE-Lab83.93, -3.43, 68.21
Hunter Lab79.96, -3.27, 41.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 82% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 70% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFD048 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFD048 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFD048

.text { color: #EFD048; }
.background { background-color: #EFD048; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD048; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 208, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD048; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 208, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD048; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 208, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD048">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD048">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFD048

#EDC92C#EBC314#CEAC12#B29410#9B810D#7F690B#635209#463B06#2F2704#131002

Tints of #EFD048

#F1D55B#F2D969#F4DE7C#F5E18A#F6E69C#F8EAAB#F9EEBD#FBF2CB#FCF7DE#FDFAEC

Tones of #EFD048

#E3C954#D7C160#CBBA6C#BFB278#B3AB84#A7A390

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4867EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFD048: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD048

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 #EFD048: ·

How #EFD048 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E169Deuteranopia · #E3E671Tritanopia · #ED8389

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 #EFD048 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Cinder
#8F600C · #EFD448 · #5089F0 · #A1B8F1
Palette Ffef82
#FFEF82 · #EFD345 · #BABD42 · #82954B
Crystal Ruby Meadow
#9E2523 · #CE8B23 · #F6D146 · #F6E9B5
Gentle Garden
#1136C9 · #5E86F1 · #EFCC41 · #F2F0A6
Tranquil Ruby Drift
#132D0E · #F8B046 · #9B2AF7 · #F8D64B
Palette 03256c
#03256C · #2541B2 · #1768AC · #E5D549

Similar colors

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

#EFD448#EFD345#F6D146#EFCC41#F8D64B#E5D549#E9C74D#F9CB43#F3CA52#F9D94B#E4D03E#FED049

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFD047  ·  #EFD049 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD048?

#EFD048 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 208, 72). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD048?

#EFD048 is RGB 239, 208, 72 — HSL 49°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 70%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD048?

Its complement is #4867EF; analogous partners are #EF7D48 and #BAEF48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD048 for text?

Black text on #EFD048 has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.