Palettes / Colors / #EFEF59

#EFEF59 — Vivid Yellow

#EFEF59 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEF59 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 #5858EE; it also sits naturally between #EEA358 and #A3EE58. 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 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEF59

.text { color: #EFEF59; }
.background { background-color: #EFEF59; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEF59; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 82%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEF59; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEF59; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEF59">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEF59">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEF59

Tints of #EFEF59

Tones of #EFEF59

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5858EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEF59: #000000.

How #EFEF59 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 #EFEF59 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

← #EFEF58  ·  #EFEF5A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEF59?

#EFEF59 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 89). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEF59?

#EFEF59 is RGB 239, 239, 89 — HSL 60°, 82%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 63%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEF59?

Its complement is #5858EE; analogous partners are #EEA358 and #A3EE58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEF59 for text?

Black text on #EFEF59 has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.