Palettes / Colors / #EFEA4A

#EFEA4A — Vivid Yellow

#EFEA4A is a yellow color we call 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 #EFEA4A 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.

#EFEA4A 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 #484EEF; it also sits naturally between #EF9648 and #A1EF48. 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 92% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 69% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEA4A

.text { color: #EFEA4A; }
.background { background-color: #EFEA4A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEA4A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 74); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEA4A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 74, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEA4A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 74, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEA4A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEA4A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEA4A

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Tones of #EFEA4A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #484EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEA4A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEA4A

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 #EFEA4A 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 #EFEA4A 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

← #EFEA49  ·  #EFEA4B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEA4A?

#EFEA4A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 234, 74). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEA4A?

#EFEA4A is RGB 239, 234, 74 — HSL 58°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 69%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEA4A?

Its complement is #484EEF; analogous partners are #EF9648 and #A1EF48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEA4A for text?

Black text on #EFEA4A has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.