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#EAEF65 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EAEF65 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 #EAEF65 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.

#EAEF65 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 #6B67EF; it also sits naturally between #EFAF67 and #A6EF67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEF65 · RGB 234, 239, 101

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Color values

HEX#EAEF65
RGB234, 239, 101
HSL62°, 81%, 67%
HSV62°, 58%, 94%
CMYK2%, 0%, 58%, 6%
XYZ67.15, 80.17, 24.25
Yxy80.17, 0.3914, 0.4673
CIE-Lab91.76, -19.16, 64.57
Hunter Lab89.53, -18.32, 43.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 40%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAEF65 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAEF65 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAEF65

.text { color: #EAEF65; }
.background { background-color: #EAEF65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEF65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 81%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEF65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEF65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEF65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEF65">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEF65

#E7EC4B#E2E92B#D7DE17#BCC214#A1A611#82860E#676A0B#4C4E08#2D2E05#121202

Tints of #EAEF65

#ECF075#EEF282#F0F390#F2F59E#F4F6AC#F5F7B5#F7F9C3#F9FAD1#FBFCDF#FDFDED

Tones of #EAEF65

#E1E571#D8DC7A#CFD284#C6C88D#BDBE97#B4B5A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B67EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEF65: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEF65

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 #EAEF65: ·

How #EAEF65 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECEC86Deuteranopia · #ECEC8ETritanopia · #EAA1A7

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 #EAEF65 rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f169
#F3F169 · #46C3DB · #2D6CDF · #482FF7
Ruby Voyage
#006199 · #8ACFF8 · #F4EB6C · #FFD444
Palette Faf2d3
#FAF2D3 · #F4E869 · #3085C3 · #5CD2E6
Palette F4e04d
#F4E04D · #F2ED6F · #CEE397 · #8DB1AB
Vintage Orchard
#B3CB17 · #E8EF72 · #3E25E6 · #B2A0EE
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:

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEF64  ·  #EAEF66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEF65?

#EAEF65 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 239, 101). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEF65?

#EAEF65 is RGB 234, 239, 101 — HSL 62°, 81%, 67% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 58%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEF65?

Its complement is #6B67EF; analogous partners are #EFAF67 and #A6EF67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEF65 for text?

Black text on #EAEF65 has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.