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#EBCC2F — Vivid Yellow

#EBCC2F 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 #EBCC2F 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.

#EBCC2F 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 #2E4EEA; it also sits naturally between #EA6D2E and #ACEA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBCC2F · RGB 235, 204, 47

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Color values

HEX#EBCC2F
RGB235, 204, 47
HSL50°, 82%, 55%
HSV50°, 80%, 92%
CMYK0%, 13%, 80%, 8%
XYZ56.37, 61.05, 11.50
Yxy61.05, 0.4372, 0.4736
CIE-Lab82.41, -4.09, 75.12
Hunter Lab78.14, -3.86, 43.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 80% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBCC2F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBCC2F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBCC2F

.text { color: #EBCC2F; }
.background { background-color: #EBCC2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCC2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 204, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCC2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 204, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCC2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 204, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBCC2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCC2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBCC2F

#E8C517#D1B115#BA9E12#A28A10#8B760E#6F5F0B#584B09#413706#2A2304#131002

Tints of #EBCC2F

#ECD041#EED453#F0D966#F2DD78#F4E390#F6E8A2#F8EDB5#F9F1C7#FBF6DA#FDFAEC

Tones of #EBCC2F

#DDC23C#D0B949#C2B056#B4A764#A79E72#9A957E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E4EEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBCC2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCC2F

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 #EBCC2F: ·

How #EBCC2F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDD55Deuteranopia · #DFE25ETritanopia · #E9737A

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBCC2F rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C
Dreamy Ruby Petal
#F7F1CF · #F2E6A1 · #E6CB38 · #685A0D
Palette 0d0b61
#0D0B61 · #294669 · #478B8D · #E4D329
Palette 006e7f
#006E7F · #F8CB2E · #EE5007 · #B22727
Palette F4f6ff
#F4F6FF · #F3C623 · #EB8317 · #10375C
Misty Breeze
#EC41B3 · #871228 · #E5602B · #EDC23B

Similar colors

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

#EDC92C#E6CB38#E4D329#F8CB2E#F3C623#EDC23B#E4D03E#E1CB3D#FCCD2A#FBC42D#EFCC41#FDCB36

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBCC2E  ·  #EBCC30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCC2F?

#EBCC2F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 204, 47). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCC2F?

#EBCC2F is RGB 235, 204, 47 — HSL 50°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 80%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCC2F?

Its complement is #2E4EEA; analogous partners are #EA6D2E and #ACEA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCC2F for text?

Black text on #EBCC2F has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.