Palettes / Colors / #EAD12E

#EAD12E — Vivid Yellow

#EAD12E 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 #EAD12E 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.

#EAD12E 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 #2E47EA; it also sits naturally between #EA732E and #A5EA2E. 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 92% · Green 82% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAD12E

.text { color: #EAD12E; }
.background { background-color: #EAD12E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD12E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 209, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD12E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 209, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD12E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 209, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAD12E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD12E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAD12E

Tints of #EAD12E

Tones of #EAD12E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E47EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAD12E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAD12E

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 #EAD12E 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 #EAD12E 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 #EAD12E?

#EAD12E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 209, 46). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD12E?

#EAD12E is RGB 234, 209, 46 — HSL 52°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 80%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAD12E?

Its complement is #2E47EA; analogous partners are #EA732E and #A5EA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAD12E for text?

Black text on #EAD12E has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.