Palettes / Colors / #EFEF3C

#EFEF3C — Vivid Yellow

#EFEF3C is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEF3C 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 #3E3EEF; it also sits naturally between #EF963E and #96EF3E. 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 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEF3C

.text { color: #EFEF3C; }
.background { background-color: #EFEF3C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEF3C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 85%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEF3C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEF3C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEF3C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEF3C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEF3C

Tints of #EFEF3C

Tones of #EFEF3C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E3EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEF3C: #000000.

How #EFEF3C 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 #EFEF3C 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

← #EFEF3B  ·  #EFEF3D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEF3C?

#EFEF3C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 60). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEF3C?

#EFEF3C is RGB 239, 239, 60 — HSL 60°, 85%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 75%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEF3C?

Its complement is #3E3EEF; analogous partners are #EF963E and #96EF3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEF3C for text?

Black text on #EFEF3C has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.