Palettes / Colors / #EFEF34

#EFEF34 — Vivid Yellow

#EFEF34 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEF34 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 #3434EF; it also sits naturally between #EF9134 and #91EF34. 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 94% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEF34

.text { color: #EFEF34; }
.background { background-color: #EFEF34; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEF34; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 85%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEF34; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEF34; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEF34">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEF34">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3434EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEF34: #000000.

How #EFEF34 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 #EFEF34 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 #EFEF34?

#EFEF34 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 52). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEF34?

#EFEF34 is RGB 239, 239, 52 — HSL 60°, 85%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 78%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEF34?

Its complement is #3434EF; analogous partners are #EF9134 and #91EF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEF34 for text?

Black text on #EFEF34 has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.