Palettes / Colors / #EAD757

#EAD757 — Vivid Yellow

#EAD757 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EAD757 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 #576BEA; it also sits naturally between #EA8D57 and #B4EA57. 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 84% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 63% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAD757

.text { color: #EAD757; }
.background { background-color: #EAD757; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD757; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 215, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 78%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD757; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 215, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD757; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 215, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAD757">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD757">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAD757

Tints of #EAD757

Tones of #EAD757

Color harmonies

Complementary — #576BEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAD757: #000000.

How #EAD757 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 #EAD757 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 #EAD757?

#EAD757 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 215, 87). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD757?

#EAD757 is RGB 234, 215, 87 — HSL 52°, 78%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 63%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAD757?

Its complement is #576BEA; analogous partners are #EA8D57 and #B4EA57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAD757 for text?

Black text on #EAD757 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.