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#EAEF4C — Vivid Yellow

#EAEF4C 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 #EAEF4C 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.

#EAEF4C 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 #524DEF; it also sits naturally between #EFA44D and #99EF4D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEF4C · RGB 234, 239, 76

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Color values

HEX#EAEF4C
RGB234, 239, 76
HSL62°, 84%, 62%
HSV62°, 68%, 94%
CMYK2%, 0%, 68%, 6%
XYZ66.10, 79.75, 18.75
Yxy79.75, 0.4016, 0.4845
CIE-Lab91.57, -20.68, 74.21
Hunter Lab89.30, -19.69, 46.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 30%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 68% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAEF4C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAEF4C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAEF4C

.text { color: #EAEF4C; }
.background { background-color: #EAEF4C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEF4C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 84%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEF4C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEF4C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEF4C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEF4C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEF4C

#E7ED31#E3EB14#CDD312#B1B710#969B0D#7B7F0B#606309#494B07#2D2F04#121302

Tints of #EAEF4C

#ECF15B#EEF26E#F0F47C#F2F58E#F3F69C#F5F8AB#F7F9BD#F9FBCB#FBFCDE#FDFDEC

Tones of #EAEF4C

#DFE458#D4D864#CACD70#BFC17B#B4B587#A9AA92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #524DEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEF4C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEF4C

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 #EAEF4C: ·

How #EAEF4C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECEC73Deuteranopia · #ECEC7DTritanopia · #EA9399

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 #EAEF4C rather than the exact color:

Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Amber Ruby Ember
#69900E · #E3ED4B · #4E15D4 · #B7A5F0
Ruby Lagoon
#1F06AC · #0F42C0 · #5882E8 · #E3EF4F
Palette 5cb338
#5CB338 · #ECE852 · #FFC145 · #FB4141
Silent Garden
#E9EE57 · #BEED66 · #9FEC78 · #85F083
Golden Ruby Monsoon
#EBED58 · #8EE659 · #47E96D · #23E7C8

Similar colors

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

#E3F04A#E3ED4B#E3EF4F#ECE852#E9EE57#EBED58#ECE24F#EFFD4A#F4F754#EAFD43#FBEF50#E8EA3B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEF4B  ·  #EAEF4D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEF4C?

#EAEF4C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 239, 76). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEF4C?

#EAEF4C is RGB 234, 239, 76 — HSL 62°, 84%, 62% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 68%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEF4C?

Its complement is #524DEF; analogous partners are #EFA44D and #99EF4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEF4C for text?

Black text on #EAEF4C has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.