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#EBAF2D — Vivid Orange

#EBAF2D is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EBAF2D 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.

#EBAF2D is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #2D69EB; it also sits naturally between #EB502D and #C9EB2D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBAF2D · RGB 235, 175, 45

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Color values

HEX#EBAF2D
RGB235, 175, 45
HSL41°, 83%, 55%
HSV41°, 81%, 92%
CMYK0%, 26%, 81%, 8%
XYZ50.06, 48.51, 9.21
Yxy48.51, 0.4645, 0.4501
CIE-Lab75.15, 10.93, 69.36
Hunter Lab69.65, 10.30, 38.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 69% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 81% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBAF2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBAF2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBAF2D

.text { color: #EBAF2D; }
.background { background-color: #EBAF2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAF2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 175, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 83%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAF2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 175, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAF2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 175, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBAF2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAF2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBAF2D

#E9A616#D29614#BB8511#A3740F#8C640D#70500A#593F08#412F06#2A1E04#130D02

Tints of #EBAF2D

#EDB640#EFBD52#F1C465#F2CC78#F5D48F#F6DCA2#F8E3B4#FAEAC7#FCF1DA#FDF8EC

Tones of #EBAF2D

#DEAA3B#D0A549#C2A056#B69B63#A89671#9A917E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D69EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.96:1 Fails
Against black text10.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBAF2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAF2D

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 #EBAF2D: ·

How #EBAF2D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D1D04CDeuteranopia · #D5D954Tritanopia · #E8656B

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:

Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBAF2D rather than the exact color:

Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Palette 0b1849
#0B1849 · #124D1C · #E4B028 · #EBEDE3
Palette Efb036
#EFB036 · #3B6790 · #23486A · #4C7B8B
Palette 61481c
#61481C · #A47E3B · #BF9742 · #E6B325
Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F

Similar colors

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

#E6AF2E#E6AD32#E4B028#EFB036#E6B325#EEA727#F5B52E#E0B027#E9B824#E7B737#E1AA36#F9B033

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBAF2C  ·  #EBAF2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBAF2D?

#EBAF2D is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 235, 175, 45). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAF2D?

#EBAF2D is RGB 235, 175, 45 — HSL 41°, 83%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 81%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBAF2D?

Its complement is #2D69EB; analogous partners are #EB502D and #C9EB2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBAF2D for text?

Black text on #EBAF2D has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.