Palettes / Colors / #EFF97F

#EFF97F — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFF97F 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 #EFF97F 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.

#EFF97F 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 #8A80F9; it also sits naturally between #F9C780 and #B3F980. 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 50%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFF97F

.text { color: #EFF97F; }
.background { background-color: #EFF97F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF97F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 249, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 91%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF97F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 249, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF97F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 249, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF97F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF97F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A80F9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF97F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF97F

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 #EFF97F 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 #EFF97F 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

← #EFF97E  ·  #EFF980 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF97F?

#EFF97F is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 249, 127). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF97F?

#EFF97F is RGB 239, 249, 127 — HSL 65°, 91%, 74% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 49%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFF97F?

Its complement is #8A80F9; analogous partners are #F9C780 and #B3F980. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF97F for text?

Black text on #EFF97F has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.