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#EFDB46 — Vivid Yellow

#EFDB46 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 #EFDB46 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.

#EFDB46 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 #485CEF; it also sits naturally between #EF8848 and #AFEF48. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDB46 · RGB 239, 219, 70

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Color values

HEX#EFDB46
RGB239, 219, 70
HSL53°, 84%, 61%
HSV53°, 71%, 94%
CMYK0%, 8%, 71%, 6%
XYZ62.03, 69.46, 15.93
Yxy69.46, 0.4208, 0.4711
CIE-Lab86.73, -9.09, 71.73
Hunter Lab83.34, -8.66, 44.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 86% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 71% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFDB46 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFDB46 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFDB46

.text { color: #EFDB46; }
.background { background-color: #EFDB46; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDB46; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 219, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDB46; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 219, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDB46; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 219, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDB46">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDB46">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFDB46

#EDD62C#EBD214#CEB812#B29F10#9B8A0D#7F710B#635809#463F06#2F2A04#131102

Tints of #EFDB46

#F1DF5B#F2E269#F4E67C#F5E88A#F6EC9C#F8EFAB#F9F2BD#FBF5CB#FCF9DE#FDFBEC

Tones of #EFDB46

#E3D254#D7C960#CBC06C#BFB778#B3AE84#A7A590

Color harmonies

Complementary — #485CEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDB46: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDB46

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 #EFDB46: ·

How #EFDB46 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E66ADeuteranopia · #E8E973Tritanopia · #EE878D

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 #EFDB46 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Cinder
#8F600C · #EFD448 · #5089F0 · #A1B8F1
Palette Ffef82
#FFEF82 · #EFD345 · #BABD42 · #82954B
Scarlet Ruby Breeze
#071A1E · #8FFE4E · #F8DD45 · #FD3236
Palette F4e04d
#F4E04D · #F2ED6F · #CEE397 · #8DB1AB
Serene Monsoon
#07281D · #1416FB · #FA1FE0 · #F9D94B
Tranquil Ruby Drift
#132D0E · #F8B046 · #9B2AF7 · #F8D64B

Similar colors

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

#EFD448#EFD345#F8DD45#F4E04D#F9D94B#F8D64B#ECE24F#E5D549#F6D146#F2DF3A#E5D93C#FADC51

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDB45  ·  #EFDB47 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDB46?

#EFDB46 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 219, 70). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDB46?

#EFDB46 is RGB 239, 219, 70 — HSL 53°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 71%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDB46?

Its complement is #485CEF; analogous partners are #EF8848 and #AFEF48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDB46 for text?

Black text on #EFDB46 has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.