Palettes / Colors / #EFD161

#EFD161 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFD161 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #EFD161 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.

#EFD161 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 #6180EF; it also sits naturally between #EF8961 and #C7EF61. 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 82% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 59% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFD161

.text { color: #EFD161; }
.background { background-color: #EFD161; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD161; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 209, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 82%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD161; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 209, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD161; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 209, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD161">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD161">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6180EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFD161: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD161

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 #EFD161 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 #EFD161 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD161?

#EFD161 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 209, 97). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD161?

#EFD161 is RGB 239, 209, 97 — HSL 47°, 82%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 59%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD161?

Its complement is #6180EF; analogous partners are #EF8961 and #C7EF61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD161 for text?

Black text on #EFD161 has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.