Palettes / Colors / #EFEB17
#EFEB17 — Vivid Yellow
#EFEB17 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #EFEB17 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.
#EFEB17 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 #1519EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7E15 and #86EF15. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEB17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 235, 23 |
| HSL | 59°, 87%, 51% |
| HSV | 59°, 90%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 90%, 6% |
| XYZ | 65.46, 77.83, 12.38 |
| Yxy | 77.83, 0.4205, 0.5000 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.70, -18.37, 87.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.22, -17.50, 50.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 9%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 90% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEB17
.text { color: #EFEB17; }
.background { background-color: #EFEB17; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEB17; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 87%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEB17; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEB17; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 23, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEB17">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEB17">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEB17
Tints of #EFEB17
Tones of #EFEB17
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1519EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEB17: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEB17
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 #EFEB17: ·
How #EFEB17 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 #EFEB17 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 #EFEB17?
#EFEB17 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 235, 23). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEB17?
#EFEB17 is RGB 239, 235, 23 — HSL 59°, 87%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 90%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEB17?
Its complement is #1519EF; analogous partners are #EF7E15 and #86EF15. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEB17 for text?
Black text on #EFEB17 has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.