Palettes / Colors / #EFDF38

#EFDF38 — Vivid Yellow

#EFDF38 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 #EFDF38 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.

#EFDF38 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 #3948EF; it also sits naturally between #EF8539 and #A3EF39. 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 87% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 77% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFDF38

.text { color: #EFDF38; }
.background { background-color: #EFDF38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDF38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 223, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 85%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDF38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 223, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDF38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 223, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDF38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDF38">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3948EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFDF38: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDF38

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 #EFDF38 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 #EFDF38 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

← #EFDF37  ·  #EFDF39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDF38?

#EFDF38 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 223, 56). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDF38?

#EFDF38 is RGB 239, 223, 56 — HSL 55°, 85%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 77%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDF38?

Its complement is #3948EF; analogous partners are #EF8539 and #A3EF39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDF38 for text?

Black text on #EFDF38 has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.