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#EFEB36 — Vivid Yellow

#EFEB36 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 #EFEB36 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.

#EFEB36 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 #3437EF; it also sits naturally between #EF8E34 and #94EF34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFEB36 · RGB 239, 235, 54

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Color values

HEX#EFEB36
RGB239, 235, 54
HSL59°, 85%, 57%
HSV59°, 77%, 94%
CMYK0%, 2%, 77%, 6%
XYZ65.97, 78.03, 15.08
Yxy78.03, 0.4147, 0.4905
CIE-Lab90.80, -17.63, 80.66
Hunter Lab88.34, -16.83, 48.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 77% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFEB36 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFEB36 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFEB36

.text { color: #EFEB36; }
.background { background-color: #EFEB36; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEB36; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 85%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEB36; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEB36; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEB36">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEB36">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEB36

#EDE91D#D9D612#C1BE10#AAA70E#92900C#76740A#5E5D08#474606#2A2A03#131302

Tints of #EFEB36

#F0ED47#F2EF5A#F3F16D#F5F380#F6F592#F7F6A1#F9F8B4#FAFAC6#FCFBD9#FDFDEC

Tones of #EFEB36

#E1DF41#D4D24E#C7C55C#B9B86A#ACAB77#9F9E84

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3437EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFEB36: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEB36

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFEB36: ·

How #EFEB36 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EDED62Deuteranopia · #EEEE6CTritanopia · #EF848C

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFEB36 rather than the exact color:

Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Palette 0078aa
#0078AA · #3AB4F2 · #F2DF3A · #F6F6F6
Honey Voyage
#15322D · #FA2598 · #FC43DC · #F2F73C
Royal Whisper
#0A1C12 · #F82177 · #F8E033 · #2D6FFA
Mellow Ruby Zephyr
#180818 · #2BF7F4 · #FBF23B · #59F826
Palette B1d690
#B1D690 · #FEEC37 · #FFA24C · #FF77B7

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E8EA3B#F2DF3A#F2F73C#F8E033#FBF23B#FEEC37#EDEA27#FFE837#E1E237#F7F128#E3F838#ECFD33

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEB35  ·  #EFEB37 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEB36?

#EFEB36 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 235, 54). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEB36?

#EFEB36 is RGB 239, 235, 54 — HSL 59°, 85%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 77%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEB36?

Its complement is #3437EF; analogous partners are #EF8E34 and #94EF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEB36 for text?

Black text on #EFEB36 has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.