Palettes / Colors / #E5EA53

#E5EA53 — Vivid Yellow

#E5EA53 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E5EA53 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 #5853EA; it also sits naturally between #EAA353 and #99EA53. 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 33%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5EA53

.text { color: #E5EA53; }
.background { background-color: #E5EA53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5EA53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 234, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5EA53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 234, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5EA53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 234, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5EA53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5EA53">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E5EA53

Tints of #E5EA53

Tones of #E5EA53

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5853EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5EA53: #000000.

How #E5EA53 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 #E5EA53 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5EA53?

#E5EA53 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 229, 234, 83). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5EA53?

#E5EA53 is RGB 229, 234, 83 — HSL 62°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 65%, 8%.

What colors go with #E5EA53?

Its complement is #5853EA; analogous partners are #EAA353 and #99EA53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5EA53 for text?

Black text on #E5EA53 has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.