Palettes / Colors / #EBBC2A

#EBBC2A — Vivid Yellow

#EBBC2A is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EBBC2A 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.

#EBBC2A 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 #2859EB; it also sits naturally between #EB5928 and #BAEB28. 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 74% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 82% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBC2A

.text { color: #EBBC2A; }
.background { background-color: #EBBC2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBC2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 188, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBC2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 188, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBC2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 188, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBC2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBC2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBBC2A

Tints of #EBBC2A

Tones of #EBBC2A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2859EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBC2A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBC2A

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 #EBBC2A 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 #EBBC2A 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

← #EBBC29  ·  #EBBC2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBC2A?

#EBBC2A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 188, 42). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBC2A?

#EBBC2A is RGB 235, 188, 42 — HSL 45°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 82%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBC2A?

Its complement is #2859EB; analogous partners are #EB5928 and #BAEB28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBC2A for text?

Black text on #EBBC2A has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.