Palettes / Colors / #E5EA3E

#E5EA3E — Vivid Yellow

#E5EA3E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E5EA3E 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 #443EEA; it also sits naturally between #EA9A3E and #8EEA3E. 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 90% · Green 92% · Blue 24%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5EA3E

.text { color: #E5EA3E; }
.background { background-color: #E5EA3E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5EA3E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 234, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 80%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5EA3E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 234, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5EA3E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 234, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5EA3E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5EA3E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E5EA3E

Tints of #E5EA3E

Tones of #E5EA3E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #443EEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5EA3E: #000000.

How #E5EA3E 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 #E5EA3E 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

← #E5EA3D  ·  #E5EA3F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5EA3E?

#E5EA3E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 229, 234, 62). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5EA3E?

#E5EA3E is RGB 229, 234, 62 — HSL 62°, 80%, 58% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 74%, 8%.

What colors go with #E5EA3E?

Its complement is #443EEA; analogous partners are #EA9A3E and #8EEA3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5EA3E for text?

Black text on #E5EA3E has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.