Palettes / Colors / #EAEB5D

#EAEB5D — Vivid Yellow

#EAEB5D 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 #EAEB5D 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.

#EAEB5D 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 #5C5CEB; it also sits naturally between #EBA35C and #A3EB5C. 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 92% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 60% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEB5D

.text { color: #EAEB5D; }
.background { background-color: #EAEB5D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEB5D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 78%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEB5D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEB5D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 93, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEB5D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEB5D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEB5D

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Tones of #EAEB5D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5C5CEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEB5D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEB5D

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 #EAEB5D 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 #EAEB5D 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

← #EAEB5C  ·  #EAEB5E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEB5D?

#EAEB5D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 235, 93). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEB5D?

#EAEB5D is RGB 234, 235, 93 — HSL 60°, 78%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 60%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAEB5D?

Its complement is #5C5CEB; analogous partners are #EBA35C and #A3EB5C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEB5D for text?

Black text on #EAEB5D has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.