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#EFF18D — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFF18D is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EFF18D 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.

#EFF18D 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 #8F8EF1; it also sits naturally between #F1C18E and #BEF18E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF18D · RGB 239, 241, 141

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Color values

HEX#EFF18D
RGB239, 241, 141
HSL61°, 78%, 75%
HSV61°, 41%, 95%
CMYK1%, 0%, 41%, 5%
XYZ71.86, 83.18, 37.47
Yxy83.18, 0.3733, 0.4321
CIE-Lab93.10, -14.74, 47.94
Hunter Lab91.21, -14.32, 35.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 55%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF18D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF18D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF18D

.text { color: #EFF18D; }
.background { background-color: #EFF18D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF18D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 241, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 78%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF18D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 241, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF18D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 241, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF18D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF18D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF18D

#EBED6E#E7E94E#E2E52E#D2D51A#B3B616#8F9112#70710E#51520A#313206#121202

Tints of #EFF18D

#F1F297#F2F3A0#F3F4A9#F4F5B2#F6F7BF#F7F8C9#F9F9D2#FAFBDB#FBFCE4#FCFDED

Tones of #EFF18D

#E9EA95#E2E39C#DBDCA3#D4D4AA#CDCDB1#C6C6B8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8F8EF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF18D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF18D

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 #EFF18D: ·

How #EFF18D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0A5Deuteranopia · #F0F0ABTritanopia · #EFB8BD

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 · #CDDC39Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFF18D rather than the exact color:

Palette 2d2727
#2D2727 · #413543 · #8F43EE · #F0EB8D
Palette Ec8f5e
#EC8F5E · #F3B664 · #F1EB90 · #9FBB73
Palette Ff8f8f
#FF8F8F · #EEF296 · #9ADE7B · #508D69
Palette Ef9595
#EF9595 · #EFB495 · #EFD595 · #EBEF95
Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D
Palette 211c6a
#211C6A · #59B4C3 · #74E291 · #EFF396

Similar colors

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

#F0EB8D#F1EB90#EEF296#EBEF95#F6F193#EFF396#F4F787#F8ED8C#EAF887#F2F597#EAEB96#EFE692

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF18C  ·  #EFF18E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF18D?

#EFF18D is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 241, 141). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF18D?

#EFF18D is RGB 239, 241, 141 — HSL 61°, 78%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 41%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFF18D?

Its complement is #8F8EF1; analogous partners are #F1C18E and #BEF18E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF18D for text?

Black text on #EFF18D has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.