Palettes / Colors / #EAE753

#EAE753 — Vivid Yellow

#EAE753 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EAE753 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.

#EAE753 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 #5355EA; it also sits naturally between #EA9C53 and #A1EA53. 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 91% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 65% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAE753

.text { color: #EAE753; }
.background { background-color: #EAE753; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE753; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 231, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE753; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 231, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE753; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 231, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE753">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE753">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAE753

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5355EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE753: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE753

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 #EAE753 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 #EAE753 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 #EAE753?

#EAE753 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 231, 83). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE753?

#EAE753 is RGB 234, 231, 83 — HSL 59°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 65%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE753?

Its complement is #5355EA; analogous partners are #EA9C53 and #A1EA53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE753 for text?

Black text on #EAE753 has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.