Palettes / Colors / #EFE600

#EFE600 — Vivid Yellow

#EFE600 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFE600 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 #0008F0; it also sits naturally between #F07000 and #80F000. 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 90% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 100% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE600

.text { color: #EFE600; }
.background { background-color: #EFE600; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE600; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 230, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 100%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE600; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 230, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE600; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 230, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE600">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE600">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE600

Tints of #EFE600

Tones of #EFE600

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0008F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE600: #000000.

How #EFE600 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 #EFE600 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE600?

#EFE600 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 230, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE600?

#EFE600 is RGB 239, 230, 0 — HSL 58°, 100%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 100%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE600?

Its complement is #0008F0; analogous partners are #F07000 and #80F000. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE600 for text?

Black text on #EFE600 has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.