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#EFE560 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFE560 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EFE560 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.

#EFE560 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 #616BEF; it also sits naturally between #EF9F61 and #B2EF61. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFE560 · RGB 239, 229, 96

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Color values

HEX#EFE560
RGB239, 229, 96
HSL56°, 82%, 66%
HSV56°, 60%, 94%
CMYK0%, 4%, 60%, 6%
XYZ65.73, 75.23, 22.12
Yxy75.23, 0.4030, 0.4613
CIE-Lab89.50, -12.60, 64.32
Hunter Lab86.74, -12.08, 42.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 90% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 60% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFE560 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFE560 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFE560

.text { color: #EFE560; }
.background { background-color: #EFE560; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE560; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 229, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 82%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE560; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 229, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE560; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 229, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE560">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE560">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE560

#EDE145#EADD2A#DACD16#BEB313#A29910#877F0D#6B640B#4A4607#2E2C05#131102

Tints of #EFE560

#F1E86F#F2EA7D#F4ED8B#F5EF99#F6F1A7#F8F3B5#F9F5C3#FAF8D1#FCFADF#FDFCEC

Tones of #EFE560

#E5DD6C#DBD575#D1CC80#C7C38A#BCBA94#B3B19E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #616BEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFE560: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE560

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 #EFE560: ·

How #EFE560 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEB80Deuteranopia · #EBEC88Tritanopia · #EE9A9F

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 #EFE560 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Zephyr
#EDE161 · #A6E431 · #55E02D · #46DA64
Smoky Ruby Cascade
#1C20BB · #5F3BE2 · #E7E35F · #EEECB1
Palette 59d5e0
#59D5E0 · #F5DD61 · #FAA300 · #F4538A
Palette Faf2d3
#FAF2D3 · #F4E869 · #3085C3 · #5CD2E6
Palette 332941
#332941 · #3B3486 · #864AF9 · #F8E559
Smoky Terrace
#C72E07 · #D7B013 · #F3DC66 · #EBE5AE

Similar colors

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

#EDE161#E7E35F#F5DD61#F4E869#F8E559#F3DC66#EBED58#F3DF6A#F6E96B#E3DE61#EBD966#E9EE57

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE55F  ·  #EFE561 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE560?

#EFE560 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 229, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE560?

#EFE560 is RGB 239, 229, 96 — HSL 56°, 82%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 60%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE560?

Its complement is #616BEF; analogous partners are #EF9F61 and #B2EF61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE560 for text?

Black text on #EFE560 has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.