Palettes / Colors / #EFE016
#EFE016 — Vivid Yellow
#EFE016 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 #EFE016 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.
#EFE016 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.
Color values
| HEX | #EFE016 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 224, 22 |
| HSL | 56°, 87%, 51% |
| HSV | 56°, 91%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 91%, 6% |
| XYZ | 62.40, 71.72, 11.31 |
| Yxy | 71.72, 0.4291, 0.4932 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.83, -13.00, 85.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.69, -12.36, 48.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 88% · Blue 9%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 91% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFE016
.text { color: #EFE016; }
.background { background-color: #EFE016; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE016; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 224, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 87%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE016; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 224, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE016; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 224, 22, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFE016">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE016">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1524EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFE016: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE016
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFE016: ·
How #EFE016 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 #EFE016 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFE016?
#EFE016 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 224, 22). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE016?
#EFE016 is RGB 239, 224, 22 — HSL 56°, 87%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 91%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFE016?
Its complement is #1524EF; analogous partners are #EF7415 and #91EF15. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFE016 for text?
Black text on #EFE016 has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.