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#EFE015 — Vivid Yellow

#EFE015 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 #EFE015 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.

#EFE015 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 #1524EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7415 and #91EF15. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFE015 · RGB 239, 224, 21

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Color values

HEX#EFE015
RGB239, 224, 21
HSL56°, 87%, 51%
HSV56°, 91%, 94%
CMYK0%, 6%, 91%, 6%
XYZ62.39, 71.72, 11.26
Yxy71.72, 0.4292, 0.4933
CIE-Lab87.83, -13.02, 85.13
Hunter Lab84.69, -12.37, 48.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 88% · Blue 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 91% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFE015 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFE015 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFE015

.text { color: #EFE015; }
.background { background-color: #EFE015; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE015; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 224, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 87%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE015; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 224, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE015; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 224, 21, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE015">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE015">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE015

#DBCE0F#C8BC0E#B0A50C#998F0B#867D09#6E6708#565106#3E3A04#2B2803#131201

Tints of #EFE015

#F0E32D#F2E640#F3E958#F5EC6B#F6EF83#F8F196#F9F4AE#FBF7C1#FCFAD9#FEFCEC

Tones of #EFE015

#E0D324#D0C535#C1B844#B0AA54#A19D63#918F73

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1524EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFE015: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE015

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 #EFE015: ·

How #EFE015 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E846Deuteranopia · #E9EB52Tritanopia · #EE6D75

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 Amber 500 · #FFC107Bootstrap warning · #FFC107Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFE015 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Drift
#EBDD12 · #B1EF75 · #10C51F · #63E8BA
Cosmic Ruby Breeze
#330D15 · #DBF720 · #241AFC · #FAE119
Palette 03aed2
#03AED2 · #F8DE22 · #F45B26 · #D12052
Palette 900c3f
#900C3F · #C70039 · #F94C10 · #F8DE22
Palette 3d5300
#3D5300 · #ABBA7C · #FFE31A · #F09319
Palette 001f3f
#001F3F · #083358 · #0DA574 · #FFD717

Similar colors

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

#EBDD12#FAE119#F8DE22#FFE31A#FFD717#F4CE14#FFD615#EDEA27#FFD51E#FCDA05#FFD41D#DEDA22

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE014  ·  #EFE016 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE015?

#EFE015 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 224, 21). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE015?

#EFE015 is RGB 239, 224, 21 — HSL 56°, 87%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 91%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE015?

Its complement is #1524EF; analogous partners are #EF7415 and #91EF15. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE015 for text?

Black text on #EFE015 has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.