Palettes / Colors / #E9EA46

#E9EA46 — Vivid Yellow

#E9EA46 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #E9EA46 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.

#E9EA46 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 #4747EB; it also sits naturally between #EB9947 and #99EB47. 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 91% · Green 92% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9EA46

.text { color: #E9EA46; }
.background { background-color: #E9EA46; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9EA46; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 234, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 80%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9EA46; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 234, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9EA46; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 234, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9EA46">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9EA46">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4747EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9EA46: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E9EA46

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 #E9EA46 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 #E9EA46 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 #E9EA46?

#E9EA46 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 233, 234, 70). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9EA46?

#E9EA46 is RGB 233, 234, 70 — HSL 60°, 80%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 70%, 8%.

What colors go with #E9EA46?

Its complement is #4747EB; analogous partners are #EB9947 and #99EB47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9EA46 for text?

Black text on #E9EA46 has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.