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#EFF045 — Vivid Yellow

#EFF045 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #EFF045 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EFF045 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 #4747F0; it also sits naturally between #F09C47 and #9CF047. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF045 · RGB 239, 240, 69

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Color values

HEX#EFF045
RGB239, 240, 69
HSL60°, 85%, 61%
HSV60°, 71%, 94%
CMYK0%, 0%, 71%, 6%
XYZ67.83, 81.10, 17.71
Yxy81.10, 0.4070, 0.4867
CIE-Lab92.18, -19.46, 77.34
Hunter Lab90.06, -18.63, 48.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 94% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF045 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF045 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF045

.text { color: #EFF045; }
.background { background-color: #EFF045; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF045; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 240, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 85%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF045; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 240, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF045; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 240, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF045">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF045">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF045

#EEEE2B#ECEC13#D0D011#B3B30F#9C9C0D#7F7F0A#636308#474706#2F2F04#131302

Tints of #EFF045

#F2F25A#F3F368#F4F47B#F5F589#F7F79C#F8F8AA#FAFABD#FBFBCB#FCFCDE#FDFDEC

Tones of #EFF045

#E4E453#D8D85F#CCCC6B#BFBF78#B3B384#A7A790

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4747F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF045: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF045

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFF045: ·

How #EFF045 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EFEF6EDeuteranopia · #EFEF78Tritanopia · #EF8F96

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFF045 rather than the exact color:

Honey Voyage
#15322D · #FA2598 · #FC43DC · #F2F73C
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Amber Ruby Ember
#69900E · #E3ED4B · #4E15D4 · #B7A5F0
Gentle Horizon
#111D2B · #98FE31 · #36F83D · #EFFD4A
Cosmic Saffron
#0D1721 · #FA2F47 · #FF33CD · #EAFD43

Similar colors

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

#F2F73C#E3F04A#E8EA3B#E3ED4B#EFFD4A#EAFD43#F0FF42#ECE852#E3EF4F#FBF23B#FEEC41#FBEF50

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF044  ·  #EFF046 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF045?

#EFF045 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 240, 69). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF045?

#EFF045 is RGB 239, 240, 69 — HSL 60°, 85%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 71%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFF045?

Its complement is #4747F0; analogous partners are #F09C47 and #9CF047. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF045 for text?

Black text on #EFF045 has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.