Palettes / Colors / #EAEC60
#EAEC60 — Vivid Yellow
#EAEC60 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 #EAEC60 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.
#EAEC60 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 #625FEC; it also sits naturally between #ECA85F and #A3EC5F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEC60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 236, 96 |
| HSL | 61°, 79%, 65% |
| HSV | 61°, 59%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 59%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.04, 78.33, 22.70 |
| Yxy | 78.33, 0.3953, 0.4688 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.93, -18.05, 65.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.50, -17.23, 43.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 38%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEC60
.text { color: #EAEC60; }
.background { background-color: #EAEC60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEC60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 79%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEC60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEC60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 96, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEC60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEC60">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #625FEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEC60: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEC60
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EAEC60: ·
How #EAEC60 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 #EAEC60 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EAEC60?
#EAEC60 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEC60?
#EAEC60 is RGB 234, 236, 96 — HSL 61°, 79%, 65% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 59%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAEC60?
Its complement is #625FEC; analogous partners are #ECA85F and #A3EC5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEC60 for text?
Black text on #EAEC60 has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.