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#EAEC63 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EAEC63 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #EAEC63 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.

#EAEC63 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 #6765EC; it also sits naturally between #ECAB65 and #A6EC65. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEC63 · RGB 234, 236, 99

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Color values

HEX#EAEC63
RGB234, 236, 99
HSL61°, 78%, 66%
HSV61°, 58%, 93%
CMYK1%, 0%, 58%, 7%
XYZ66.18, 78.38, 23.45
Yxy78.38, 0.3939, 0.4665
CIE-Lab90.95, -17.85, 64.53
Hunter Lab88.53, -17.05, 43.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 39%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAEC63 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAEC63 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAEC63

.text { color: #EAEC63; }
.background { background-color: #EAEC63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEC63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 78%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEC63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEC63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEC63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEC63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEC63

#E6E949#E2E52E#D2D51A#B7BA17#9D9F14#828410#67680D#484909#2D2D06#121202

Tints of #EAEC63

#ECEE72#EDEF80#EFF18E#F1F39B#F3F4A9#F5F6B6#F7F8C4#F9F9D2#FBFBDF#FCFDED

Tones of #EAEC63

#E0E26E#D7D978#CECF81#C4C58C#BBBB95#B2B29F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6765EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEC63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEC63

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EAEC63: ·

How #EAEC63 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EBEB84Deuteranopia · #EBEB8CTritanopia · #EA9EA4

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAEC63 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Cascade
#1C20BB · #5F3BE2 · #E7E35F · #EEECB1
Golden Ruby Monsoon
#EBED58 · #8EE659 · #47E96D · #23E7C8
Velvet Zephyr
#EDE161 · #A6E431 · #55E02D · #46DA64
Palette F3f169
#F3F169 · #46C3DB · #2D6CDF · #482FF7
Silent Garden
#E9EE57 · #BEED66 · #9FEC78 · #85F083
Palette Faf2d3
#FAF2D3 · #F4E869 · #3085C3 · #5CD2E6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E7E35F#EBED58#EDE161#F3F169#E9EE57#F4E869#E6E46D#F4EB6C#F0E76F#F2ED6F#F6E96B#E8EF72

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEC62  ·  #EAEC64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEC63?

#EAEC63 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 99). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEC63?

#EAEC63 is RGB 234, 236, 99 — HSL 61°, 78%, 66% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 58%, 7%.

What colors go with #EAEC63?

Its complement is #6765EC; analogous partners are #ECAB65 and #A6EC65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEC63 for text?

Black text on #EAEC63 has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.