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#EFF265 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFF265 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 #EFF265 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.

#EFF265 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 #6764F2; it also sits naturally between #F2AD64 and #A8F264. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF265 · RGB 239, 242, 101

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Color values

HEX#EFF265
RGB239, 242, 101
HSL61°, 84%, 67%
HSV61°, 58%, 95%
CMYK1%, 0%, 58%, 5%
XYZ69.70, 82.79, 24.62
Yxy82.79, 0.3935, 0.4675
CIE-Lab92.92, -18.62, 65.96
Hunter Lab90.99, -17.93, 44.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 40%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF265 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF265 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF265

.text { color: #EFF265; }
.background { background-color: #EFF265; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF265; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 84%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF265; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF265; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF265">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF265">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF265

#ECEF48#E9EC27#DEE114#C2C511#A6A90F#86880C#6A6C09#4F5007#2E2F04#121302

Tints of #EFF265

#F1F372#F2F480#F3F58E#F5F69C#F6F8AB#F7F8B4#F9FAC2#FAFBD0#FCFCDE#FDFDEC

Tones of #EFF265

#E5E76E#DCDD78#D2D382#C8C98D#BEBF97#B5B5A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6764F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.20:1 Fails
Against black text17.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF265: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF265

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 #EFF265: ·

How #EFF265 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F087Deuteranopia · #F0F08FTritanopia · #EFA2A8

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 #EFF265 rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f169
#F3F169 · #46C3DB · #2D6CDF · #482FF7
Ruby Voyage
#006199 · #8ACFF8 · #F4EB6C · #FFD444
Palette F4e04d
#F4E04D · #F2ED6F · #CEE397 · #8DB1AB
Palette Faf562
#FAF562 · #F36A7B · #B824A4 · #AAAAAA
Palette Faf2d3
#FAF2D3 · #F4E869 · #3085C3 · #5CD2E6
Palette F6e96b
#F6E96B · #BEDC74 · #A2CA71 · #387F39

Similar colors

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

#F3F169#F4EB6C#F2ED6F#FAF562#F4E869#F6E96B#FAEF5D#EBED58#FBF46D#F0E76F#F1FF5E#E8EF72

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF264  ·  #EFF266 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF265?

#EFF265 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 242, 101). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF265?

#EFF265 is RGB 239, 242, 101 — HSL 61°, 84%, 67% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 58%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFF265?

Its complement is #6764F2; analogous partners are #F2AD64 and #A8F264. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF265 for text?

Black text on #EFF265 has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.