Palettes / Colors / #EFEF69

#EFEF69 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFEF69 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEF69 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 #6767EF; it also sits naturally between #EFAB67 and #ABEF67. 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 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 56% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EFEF69

.text { color: #EFEF69; }
.background { background-color: #EFEF69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEF69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 81%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEF69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEF69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEF69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEF69">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEF69

Tints of #EFEF69

Tones of #EFEF69

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6767EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEF69: #000000.

How #EFEF69 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 #EFEF69 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

← #EFEF68  ·  #EFEF6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEF69?

#EFEF69 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 105). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEF69?

#EFEF69 is RGB 239, 239, 105 — HSL 60°, 81%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 56%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEF69?

Its complement is #6767EF; analogous partners are #EFAB67 and #ABEF67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEF69 for text?

Black text on #EFEF69 has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.