Palettes / Colors / #EAEF52

#EAEF52 — Vivid Yellow

#EAEF52 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 #EAEF52 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.

#EAEF52 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 #5852EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA652 and #9BEF52. 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 94% · Blue 32%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEF52

.text { color: #EAEF52; }
.background { background-color: #EAEF52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEF52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEF52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEF52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEF52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEF52">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEF52

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5852EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEF52: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEF52

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 #EAEF52 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 #EAEF52 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEF52?

#EAEF52 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 239, 82). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEF52?

#EAEF52 is RGB 234, 239, 82 — HSL 62°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 66%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEF52?

Its complement is #5852EF; analogous partners are #EFA652 and #9BEF52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEF52 for text?

Black text on #EAEF52 has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.