Palettes / Colors / #EFE22A

#EFE22A — Vivid Yellow

#EFE22A 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 #EFE22A 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.

#EFE22A 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 #2A37EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7F2A and #99EF2A. 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 89% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 82% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE22A

.text { color: #EFE22A; }
.background { background-color: #EFE22A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE22A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 226, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 86%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE22A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 226, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE22A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 226, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE22A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE22A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE22A

Tints of #EFE22A

Tones of #EFE22A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A37EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE22A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE22A

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 #EFE22A 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 #EFE22A 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

← #EFE229  ·  #EFE22B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE22A?

#EFE22A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 226, 42). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE22A?

#EFE22A is RGB 239, 226, 42 — HSL 56°, 86%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 82%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE22A?

Its complement is #2A37EF; analogous partners are #EF7F2A and #99EF2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE22A for text?

Black text on #EFE22A has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.