Palettes / Colors / #E4E425
#E4E425 — Vivid Yellow
#E4E425 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #E4E425 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.
#E4E425 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 #2525E4; it also sits naturally between #E48525 and #85E425. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4E425 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 228, 37 |
| HSL | 60°, 78%, 52% |
| HSV | 60°, 84%, 89% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 84%, 11% |
| XYZ | 60.07, 72.11, 12.50 |
| Yxy | 72.11, 0.4152, 0.4984 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.02, -19.29, 82.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.92, -18.09, 47.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 89% · Blue 15%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 84% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4E425
.text { color: #E4E425; }
.background { background-color: #E4E425; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E425; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 228, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 78%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E425; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 228, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E425; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 228, 37, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4E425">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E425">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E4E425
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Tones of #E4E425
Color harmonies
Complementary — #2525E4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4E425: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E425
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E4E425: ·
How #E4E425 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 #E4E425 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E4E425?
#E4E425 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 228, 37). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E425?
#E4E425 is RGB 228, 228, 37 — HSL 60°, 78%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 84%, 11%.
What colors go with #E4E425?
Its complement is #2525E4; analogous partners are #E48525 and #85E425. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4E425 for text?
Black text on #E4E425 has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.