Palettes / Colors / #EAEE12
#EAEE12 — Vivid Yellow
#EAEE12 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #EAEE12 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.
#EAEE12 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 #1411EE; it also sits naturally between #EE8311 and #7CEE11. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEE12 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 238, 18 |
| HSL | 61°, 87%, 50% |
| HSV | 61°, 92%, 93% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 92%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.62, 78.69, 12.35 |
| Yxy | 78.69, 0.4151, 0.5055 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.09, -21.96, 87.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.70, -20.80, 50.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 7%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 92% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEE12
.text { color: #EAEE12; }
.background { background-color: #EAEE12; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEE12; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 238, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 87%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEE12; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 238, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEE12; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 238, 18, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEE12">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEE12">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAEE12
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Tones of #EAEE12
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1411EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEE12: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEE12
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 #EAEE12: ·
How #EAEE12 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 #EAEE12 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 #EAEE12?
#EAEE12 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 238, 18). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEE12?
#EAEE12 is RGB 234, 238, 18 — HSL 61°, 87%, 50% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 92%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAEE12?
Its complement is #1411EE; analogous partners are #EE8311 and #7CEE11. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEE12 for text?
Black text on #EAEE12 has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.