Palettes / Colors / #EBAA14

#EBAA14 — Vivid Yellow

#EBAA14 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBAA14 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 #1455EB; it also sits naturally between #EB3F14 and #C0EB14. 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 67% · Blue 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 91% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBAA14

.text { color: #EBAA14; }
.background { background-color: #EBAA14; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAA14; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 170, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 84%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAA14; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 170, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAA14; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 170, 20, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBAA14">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAA14">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBAA14

Tints of #EBAA14

Tones of #EBAA14

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1455EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBAA14: #000000.

How #EBAA14 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 #EBAA14 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

← #EBAA13  ·  #EBAA15 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBAA14?

#EBAA14 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 170, 20). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAA14?

#EBAA14 is RGB 235, 170, 20 — HSL 42°, 84%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 91%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBAA14?

Its complement is #1455EB; analogous partners are #EB3F14 and #C0EB14. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBAA14 for text?

Black text on #EBAA14 has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.