Palettes / Colors / #EFF960

#EFF960 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFF960 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 #EFF960 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.

#EFF960 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 #6C62F9; it also sits naturally between #F9B862 and #A3F962. 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 98% · Blue 38%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFF960

.text { color: #EFF960; }
.background { background-color: #EFF960; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF960; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 249, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 93%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF960; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 249, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF960; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 249, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF960">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF960">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF960

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C62F9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF960: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF960

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:

How #EFF960 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFF960 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF95F  ·  #EFF961 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF960?

#EFF960 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 249, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF960?

#EFF960 is RGB 239, 249, 96 — HSL 64°, 93%, 68% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 61%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFF960?

Its complement is #6C62F9; analogous partners are #F9B862 and #A3F962. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF960 for text?

Black text on #EFF960 has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.