Palettes / Colors / #EBCC35
#EBCC35 — Vivid Yellow
#EBCC35 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 #EBCC35 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.
#EBCC35 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 #3351EB; it also sits naturally between #EB7033 and #ADEB33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBCC35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 204, 53 |
| HSL | 50°, 82%, 56% |
| HSV | 50°, 77%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 77%, 8% |
| XYZ | 56.50, 61.10, 12.18 |
| Yxy | 61.10, 0.4353, 0.4708 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.44, -3.89, 73.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.17, -3.67, 42.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 80% · Blue 21%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 77% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBCC35
.text { color: #EBCC35; }
.background { background-color: #EBCC35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCC35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 204, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 82%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCC35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 204, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCC35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 204, 53, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBCC35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCC35">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3351EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBCC35: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCC35
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 #EBCC35: ·
How #EBCC35 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 #EBCC35 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 #EBCC35?
#EBCC35 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 204, 53). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCC35?
#EBCC35 is RGB 235, 204, 53 — HSL 50°, 82%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 77%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBCC35?
Its complement is #3351EB; analogous partners are #EB7033 and #ADEB33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBCC35 for text?
Black text on #EBCC35 has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.