Palettes / Colors / #EBBC30
#EBBC30 — Vivid Yellow
#EBBC30 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 #EBBC30 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.
#EBBC30 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 #2E5DEA; it also sits naturally between #EA5D2E and #BBEA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBBC30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 188, 48 |
| HSL | 45°, 82%, 55% |
| HSV | 45°, 80%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 80%, 8% |
| XYZ | 52.78, 53.84, 10.41 |
| Yxy | 53.84, 0.4510, 0.4601 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.37, 4.20, 71.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.38, 3.96, 40.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 74% · Blue 19%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBBC30
.text { color: #EBBC30; }
.background { background-color: #EBBC30; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBC30; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 188, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBC30; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 188, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBC30; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 188, 48, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBBC30">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBC30">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2E5DEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBBC30: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBC30
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EBBC30: ·
How #EBBC30 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 #EBBC30 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBBC30?
#EBBC30 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 188, 48). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBC30?
#EBBC30 is RGB 235, 188, 48 — HSL 45°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 80%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBBC30?
Its complement is #2E5DEA; analogous partners are #EA5D2E and #BBEA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBBC30 for text?
Black text on #EBBC30 has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.