Palettes / Colors / #E0BB00

#E0BB00 — Vivid Yellow

#E0BB00 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E0BB00 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 #0025E0; it also sits naturally between #E04B00 and #96E000. 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 88% · Green 73% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 100% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #E0BB00

.text { color: #E0BB00; }
.background { background-color: #E0BB00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E0BB00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 187, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 100%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E0BB00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 187, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E0BB00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 187, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E0BB00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E0BB00">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E0BB00

Tints of #E0BB00

Tones of #E0BB00

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0025E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E0BB00: #000000.

How #E0BB00 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 #E0BB00 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E0BAFF  ·  #E0BB01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E0BB00?

#E0BB00 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 224, 187, 0). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E0BB00?

#E0BB00 is RGB 224, 187, 0 — HSL 50°, 100%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 100%, 12%.

What colors go with #E0BB00?

Its complement is #0025E0; analogous partners are #E04B00 and #96E000. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E0BB00 for text?

Black text on #E0BB00 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.