Palettes / Colors / #EADE06

#EADE06 — Vivid Yellow

#EADE06 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #EADE06 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.

#EADE06 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 #0611EA; it also sits naturally between #EA6C06 and #83EA06. 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 87% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 97% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADE06

.text { color: #EADE06; }
.background { background-color: #EADE06; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADE06; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 222, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 95%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADE06; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 222, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADE06; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 222, 6, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADE06">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADE06">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADE06

Tints of #EADE06

Tones of #EADE06

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0611EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADE06: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADE06

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 #EADE06 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 #EADE06 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

← #EADE05  ·  #EADE07 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADE06?

#EADE06 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 222, 6). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADE06?

#EADE06 is RGB 234, 222, 6 — HSL 57°, 95%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 97%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADE06?

Its complement is #0611EA; analogous partners are #EA6C06 and #83EA06. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADE06 for text?

Black text on #EADE06 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.