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#EFDB3E — Vivid Yellow

#EFDB3E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #EFDB3E 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.

#EFDB3E 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 #3E52EF; it also sits naturally between #EF823E and #ABEF3E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDB3E · RGB 239, 219, 62

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Color values

HEX#EFDB3E
RGB239, 219, 62
HSL53°, 85%, 59%
HSV53°, 74%, 94%
CMYK0%, 8%, 74%, 6%
XYZ61.80, 69.36, 14.69
Yxy69.36, 0.4237, 0.4756
CIE-Lab86.68, -9.44, 74.47
Hunter Lab83.28, -8.99, 44.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 86% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 74% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFDB3E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFDB3E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFDB3E

.text { color: #EFDB3E; }
.background { background-color: #EFDB3E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDB3E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 219, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 85%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDB3E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 219, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDB3E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 219, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDB3E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDB3E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFDB3E

#EDD626#E2CA12#CBB510#AF9C0E#97870C#7B6E0A#635808#473F06#2F2A04#131102

Tints of #EFDB3E

#F1DE50#F2E15F#F4E471#F5E884#F7EB97#F8EEA5#F9F2B8#FBF5CB#FCF8D9#FDFBEC

Tones of #EFDB3E

#E3D14A#D6C757#CABE63#BCB371#B0AA7D#A3A08A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E52EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDB3E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDB3E

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 #EFDB3E: ·

How #EFDB3E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E664Deuteranopia · #E8E96DTritanopia · #EE8289

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 #EFDB3E rather than the exact color:

Palette 0078aa
#0078AA · #3AB4F2 · #F2DF3A · #F6F6F6
Silent Canyon
#E08B56 · #E5D93C · #A1E752 · #61E664
Palette Ffef82
#FFEF82 · #EFD345 · #BABD42 · #82954B
Scarlet Ruby Breeze
#071A1E · #8FFE4E · #F8DD45 · #FD3236
Dusty Cinder
#8F600C · #EFD448 · #5089F0 · #A1B8F1
Crystal Ruby Meadow
#9E2523 · #CE8B23 · #F6D146 · #F6E9B5

Similar colors

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

#F2DF3A#E5D93C#EFD345#F8DD45#EFD448#F6D146#F8E033#EFCC41#E4D03E#E5D549#FFD93D#F9D94B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDB3D  ·  #EFDB3F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDB3E?

#EFDB3E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 219, 62). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDB3E?

#EFDB3E is RGB 239, 219, 62 — HSL 53°, 85%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 74%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDB3E?

Its complement is #3E52EF; analogous partners are #EF823E and #ABEF3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDB3E for text?

Black text on #EFDB3E has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.