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#EFE147 — Vivid Yellow

#EFE147 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 #EFE147 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.

#EFE147 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 #4856EF; it also sits naturally between #EF8E48 and #A9EF48. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFE147 · RGB 239, 225, 71

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Color values

HEX#EFE147
RGB239, 225, 71
HSL55°, 84%, 61%
HSV55°, 70%, 94%
CMYK0%, 6%, 70%, 6%
XYZ63.66, 72.66, 16.63
Yxy72.66, 0.4162, 0.4750
CIE-Lab88.28, -12.03, 72.89
Hunter Lab85.24, -11.48, 45.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 88% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 70% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFE147 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFE147 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFE147

.text { color: #EFE147; }
.background { background-color: #EFE147; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE147; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 225, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE147; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 225, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE147; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 225, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE147">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE147">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE147

#EDDD2C#EBD914#CEBF12#B2A510#9B8F0D#7F750B#635B09#464106#2F2B04#131102

Tints of #EFE147

#F1E45B#F2E769#F4EA7C#F5EC8A#F6EF9C#F8F1AB#F9F4BD#FBF7CB#FCFADE#FDFCEC

Tones of #EFE147

#E3D754#D7CD60#CBC36C#BFB978#B3AF84#A7A590

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4856EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFE147: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE147

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 #EFE147: ·

How #EFE147 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E96CDeuteranopia · #EAEB75Tritanopia · #EE8A90

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 #EFE147 rather than the exact color:

Palette F4e04d
#F4E04D · #F2ED6F · #CEE397 · #8DB1AB
Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED
Scarlet Ruby Breeze
#071A1E · #8FFE4E · #F8DD45 · #FD3236
Dusty Cinder
#8F600C · #EFD448 · #5089F0 · #A1B8F1
Palette 5cb338
#5CB338 · #ECE852 · #FFC145 · #FB4141
Serene Monsoon
#07281D · #1416FB · #FA1FE0 · #F9D94B

Similar colors

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

#F4E04D#ECE24F#F8DD45#EFD448#ECE852#F9D94B#F2DF3A#EFD345#F8D64B#FAE251#FADC51#E5D549

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE146  ·  #EFE148 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE147?

#EFE147 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 225, 71). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE147?

#EFE147 is RGB 239, 225, 71 — HSL 55°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 70%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE147?

Its complement is #4856EF; analogous partners are #EF8E48 and #A9EF48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE147 for text?

Black text on #EFE147 has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.