Palettes / Colors / #EAEF78

#EAEF78 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EAEF78 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 #EAEF78 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.

#EAEF78 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 #7C76EF; it also sits naturally between #EFB976 and #ACEF76. 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 47%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEF78

.text { color: #EAEF78; }
.background { background-color: #EAEF78; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEF78; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 79%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEF78; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEF78; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEF78">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEF78">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C76EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEF78: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEF78

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 #EAEF78 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 #EAEF78 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 #EAEF78?

#EAEF78 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 239, 120). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEF78?

#EAEF78 is RGB 234, 239, 120 — HSL 63°, 79%, 70% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 50%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEF78?

Its complement is #7C76EF; analogous partners are #EFB976 and #ACEF76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEF78 for text?

Black text on #EAEF78 has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.