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#EFD262 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFD262 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 #EFD262 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.

#EFD262 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 #617EEF; it also sits naturally between #EF8C61 and #C5EF61. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFD262 · RGB 239, 210, 98

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Color values

HEX#EFD262
RGB239, 210, 98
HSL48°, 82%, 66%
HSV48°, 59%, 94%
CMYK0%, 12%, 59%, 6%
XYZ60.85, 65.33, 20.96
Yxy65.33, 0.4136, 0.4440
CIE-Lab84.65, -2.91, 58.06
Hunter Lab80.82, -2.79, 38.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 82% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 59% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFD262 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFD262 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFD262

.text { color: #EFD262; }
.background { background-color: #EFD262; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD262; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 210, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 82%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD262; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 210, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD262; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 210, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD262">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD262">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFD262

#EDCB45#EAC32A#DAB316#BE9C13#A28510#876E0D#6B580B#4A3D07#2E2605#130F02

Tints of #EFD262

#F1D76F#F2DB7D#F4DF8B#F5E399#F6E6A7#F8EAB5#F9EEC3#FAF2D1#FCF6DF#FDFAEC

Tones of #EFD262

#E5CD6C#DBC775#D1C180#C7BB8A#BCB494#B3AF9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #617EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFD262: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFD262

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 #EFD262: ·

How #EFD262 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E27DDeuteranopia · #E4E684Tritanopia · #EE9297

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 #EFD262 rather than the exact color:

Serene Mosaic
#B5157C · #E63428 · #EDCD64 · #CAF39E
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette 8b1e2d
#8B1E2D · #E63946 · #F4D35E · #457B9D
Modern Ruby Lagoon
#858311 · #EBD966 · #5153E8 · #9D96EA
Amber Bloom
#B6660D · #F8C11F · #E9CD5C · #F4EBAB
Smoky Terrace
#C72E07 · #D7B013 · #F3DC66 · #EBE5AE

Similar colors

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

#EDCD64#F5D061#F4D35E#EBD966#E9CD5C#F3DC66#F3D26D#F6C862#F5DD61#FACE68#E2D365#E5C95F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFD261  ·  #EFD263 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD262?

#EFD262 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 210, 98). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD262?

#EFD262 is RGB 239, 210, 98 — HSL 48°, 82%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 59%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD262?

Its complement is #617EEF; analogous partners are #EF8C61 and #C5EF61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD262 for text?

Black text on #EFD262 has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.