Palettes / Colors / #EBBD52

#EBBD52 — Vivid Yellow

#EBBD52 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EBBD52 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.

#EBBD52 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 #527FEB; it also sits naturally between #EB7052 and #CCEB52. 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 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 65% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBD52

.text { color: #EBBD52; }
.background { background-color: #EBBD52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBD52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 189, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 79%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBD52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 189, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBD52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 189, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBD52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBD52">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBBD52

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Tones of #EBBD52

Color harmonies

Complementary — #527FEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBD52: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBD52

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 #EBBD52 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 #EBBD52 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

← #EBBD51  ·  #EBBD53 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBD52?

#EBBD52 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 189, 82). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBD52?

#EBBD52 is RGB 235, 189, 82 — HSL 42°, 79%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 65%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBD52?

Its complement is #527FEB; analogous partners are #EB7052 and #CCEB52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBD52 for text?

Black text on #EBBD52 has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.