Palettes / Colors / #EFEA5B

#EFEA5B — Vivid Yellow

#EFEA5B 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 #EFEA5B 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.

#EFEA5B 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 #5D61EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA15D and #ABEF5D. 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 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 62% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEA5B

.text { color: #EFEA5B; }
.background { background-color: #EFEA5B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEA5B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 82%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEA5B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEA5B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEA5B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEA5B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEA5B

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Tones of #EFEA5B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D61EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEA5B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEA5B

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 #EFEA5B 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 #EFEA5B 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 #EFEA5B?

#EFEA5B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 234, 91). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEA5B?

#EFEA5B is RGB 239, 234, 91 — HSL 58°, 82%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 62%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEA5B?

Its complement is #5D61EF; analogous partners are #EFA15D and #ABEF5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEA5B for text?

Black text on #EFEA5B has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.