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#EFEB37 — Vivid Yellow

#EFEB37 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 #EFEB37 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.

#EFEB37 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 #393CEF; it also sits naturally between #EF9139 and #97EF39. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFEB37 · RGB 239, 235, 55

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Color values

HEX#EFEB37
RGB239, 235, 55
HSL59°, 85%, 58%
HSV59°, 77%, 94%
CMYK0%, 2%, 77%, 6%
XYZ65.99, 78.04, 15.20
Yxy78.04, 0.4144, 0.4901
CIE-Lab90.80, -17.59, 80.39
Hunter Lab88.34, -16.80, 48.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 22%

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 #EFEB37 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFEB37 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFEB37

.text { color: #EFEB37; }
.background { background-color: #EFEB37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEB37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 85%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEB37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEB37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEB37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEB37">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEB37

#EDEA21#DEDA12#C6C310#AAA70E#92900C#7B790A#5E5D08#474606#2A2A03#131302

Tints of #EFEB37

#F0EE4C#F2F05F#F3F16D#F5F380#F6F592#F8F6A5#F9F8B8#FAFAC6#FCFBD9#FDFDEC

Tones of #EFEB37

#E2DF46#D5D353#C8C75F#BAB96D#AEAD7A#A1A087

Color harmonies

Complementary — #393CEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #EFEB37: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEB37

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 #EFEB37: ·

How #EFEB37 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EDED63Deuteranopia · #EEEE6DTritanopia · #EF858D

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 #EFEB37 rather than the exact color:

Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Palette 0078aa
#0078AA · #3AB4F2 · #F2DF3A · #F6F6F6
Honey Voyage
#15322D · #FA2598 · #FC43DC · #F2F73C
Mellow Ruby Zephyr
#180818 · #2BF7F4 · #FBF23B · #59F826
Royal Whisper
#0A1C12 · #F82177 · #F8E033 · #2D6FFA
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#FBF23B#F8E033#FEEC37#EDEA27#FFE837#E1E237#E3F838#F7F128#FEEC41

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEB36  ·  #EFEB38 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEB37?

#EFEB37 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 235, 55). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEB37?

#EFEB37 is RGB 239, 235, 55 — HSL 59°, 85%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 77%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEB37?

Its complement is #393CEF; analogous partners are #EF9139 and #97EF39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEB37 for text?

Black text on #EFEB37 has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.