Palettes / Colors / #EFEE63

#EFEE63 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFEE63 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEE63 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 #6262EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA862 and #A8EF62. 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 93% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EFEE63

.text { color: #EFEE63; }
.background { background-color: #EFEE63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEE63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 238, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 81%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEE63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 238, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEE63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 238, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEE63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEE63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEE63

Tints of #EFEE63

Tones of #EFEE63

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6262EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEE63: #000000.

How #EFEE63 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 #EFEE63 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEE62  ·  #EFEE64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEE63?

#EFEE63 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 238, 99). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEE63?

#EFEE63 is RGB 239, 238, 99 — HSL 60°, 81%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 59%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEE63?

Its complement is #6262EF; analogous partners are #EFA862 and #A8EF62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEE63 for text?

Black text on #EFEE63 has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.