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#EFF681 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFF681 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 #EFF681 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.

#EFF681 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 #8B83F6; it also sits naturally between #F6C483 and #B5F683. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF681 · RGB 239, 246, 129

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Color values

HEX#EFF681
RGB239, 246, 129
HSL64°, 87%, 74%
HSV64°, 48%, 96%
CMYK3%, 0%, 48%, 4%
XYZ72.51, 85.85, 33.52
Yxy85.85, 0.3779, 0.4474
CIE-Lab94.25, -18.33, 55.04
Hunter Lab92.65, -17.77, 39.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 96% · Blue 51%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 48% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF681 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF681 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF681

.text { color: #EFF681; }
.background { background-color: #EFF681; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF681; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 246, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 87%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF681; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 246, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF681; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 246, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF681">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF681">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF681

#EAF462#E6F240#E2EF1F#CEDB0F#AEBA0D#8F990B#707708#515606#313404#121301

Tints of #EFF681

#F0F78D#F1F896#F3F9A4#F4F9AE#F6FAB7#F7FBC1#F8FBCB#FAFCD9#FBFDE2#FCFEEC

Tones of #EFF681

#E8EE8B#E0E694#D9DE9C#D2D5A4#CBCDAC#C4C5B5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B83F6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF681: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF681

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 #EFF681: ·

How #EFF681 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F2F29DDeuteranopia · #F2F1A4Tritanopia · #EFB4B9

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 #EFF681 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff5c2
#FFF5C2 · #F4F27E · #6DB9EF · #3081D0
Palette F6f982
#F6F982 · #D9D46F · #FA5862 · #C64272
Palette F4f787
#F4F787 · #85EB4E · #32C38C · #3F84AC
Palette Eaf887
#EAF887 · #79DC96 · #3BBBB3 · #377AAF
Palette Ecee81
#ECEE81 · #8DDFCB · #82A0D8 · #EDB7ED
Palette Ddf796
#DDF796 · #F3FE7E · #979797 · #757575

Similar colors

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

#F4F27E#F6F982#F4F787#EAF887#ECEE81#F3FE7E#E9F679#E6F082#F6FB7A#F9F07A#F8ED86#FCED83

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF680  ·  #EFF682 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF681?

#EFF681 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 246, 129). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF681?

#EFF681 is RGB 239, 246, 129 — HSL 64°, 87%, 74% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 48%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFF681?

Its complement is #8B83F6; analogous partners are #F6C483 and #B5F683. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF681 for text?

Black text on #EFF681 has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.