Palettes / Colors / #EFE97B
#EFE97B — Light Vivid Yellow
#EFE97B 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 #EFE97B 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.
#EFE97B 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 #7B81EF; it also sits naturally between #EFAF7B and #BBEF7B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFE97B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 233, 123 |
| HSL | 57°, 78%, 71% |
| HSV | 57°, 49%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 49%, 6% |
| XYZ | 68.31, 78.06, 30.21 |
| Yxy | 78.06, 0.3869, 0.4421 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.81, -12.50, 53.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.35, -12.07, 38.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 91% · Blue 48%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 49% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFE97B
.text { color: #EFE97B; }
.background { background-color: #EFE97B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE97B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 233, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 78%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE97B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 233, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE97B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 233, 123, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFE97B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE97B">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFE97B
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Tones of #EFE97B
Color harmonies
Complementary — #7B81EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFE97B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE97B
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 #EFE97B: ·
How #EFE97B 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 #EFE97B 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 #EFE97B?
#EFE97B is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 233, 123). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE97B?
#EFE97B is RGB 239, 233, 123 — HSL 57°, 78%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 49%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFE97B?
Its complement is #7B81EF; analogous partners are #EFAF7B and #BBEF7B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFE97B for text?
Black text on #EFE97B has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.