Palettes / Colors / #EBBF42

#EBBF42 — Vivid Yellow

#EBBF42 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 #EBBF42 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.

#EBBF42 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 #426FEB; it also sits naturally between #EB6942 and #C4EB42. 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 75% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 72% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBF42

.text { color: #EBBF42; }
.background { background-color: #EBBF42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBF42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 191, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 81%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBF42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 191, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBF42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 191, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBF42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBF42">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBBF42

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #426FEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBF42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBF42

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 #EBBF42 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 #EBBF42 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBF42?

#EBBF42 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 191, 66). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBF42?

#EBBF42 is RGB 235, 191, 66 — HSL 44°, 81%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 72%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBF42?

Its complement is #426FEB; analogous partners are #EB6942 and #C4EB42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBF42 for text?

Black text on #EBBF42 has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.