Palettes / Colors / #EAD03E
#EAD03E — Vivid Yellow
#EAD03E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EAD03E 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.
#EAD03E 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 #3E58EA; it also sits naturally between #EA7A3E and #AEEA3E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAD03E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 208, 62 |
| HSL | 51°, 80%, 58% |
| HSV | 51°, 74%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 11%, 74%, 8% |
| XYZ | 57.36, 62.95, 13.69 |
| Yxy | 62.95, 0.4281, 0.4698 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.42, -6.00, 71.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.34, -5.66, 42.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 82% · Blue 24%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 74% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAD03E
.text { color: #EAD03E; }
.background { background-color: #EAD03E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD03E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 208, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 80%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD03E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 208, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD03E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 208, 62, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAD03E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD03E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAD03E
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Tones of #EAD03E
Color harmonies
Complementary — #3E58EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAD03E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAD03E
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 #EAD03E: ·
How #EAD03E 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 #EAD03E 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 #EAD03E?
#EAD03E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 208, 62). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD03E?
#EAD03E is RGB 234, 208, 62 — HSL 51°, 80%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 74%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAD03E?
Its complement is #3E58EA; analogous partners are #EA7A3E and #AEEA3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAD03E for text?
Black text on #EAD03E has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.