Palettes / Colors / #EBCD02
#EBCD02 — Vivid Yellow
#EBCD02 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #EBCD02 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.
#EBCD02 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 #0221E8; it also sits naturally between #E85702 and #94E802. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBCD02 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 205, 2 |
| HSL | 52°, 98%, 46% |
| HSV | 52°, 99%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 99%, 8% |
| XYZ | 56.10, 61.33, 8.94 |
| Yxy | 61.33, 0.4440, 0.4853 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.56, -5.38, 83.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.31, -5.07, 45.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 80% · Blue 1%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 99% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBCD02
.text { color: #EBCD02; }
.background { background-color: #EBCD02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCD02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 205, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 98%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCD02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 205, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCD02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 205, 2, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBCD02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCD02">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBCD02
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Tones of #EBCD02
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0221E8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBCD02: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCD02
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 #EBCD02: ·
How #EBCD02 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 #EBCD02 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 #EBCD02?
#EBCD02 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 205, 2). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCD02?
#EBCD02 is RGB 235, 205, 2 — HSL 52°, 98%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 99%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBCD02?
Its complement is #0221E8; analogous partners are #E85702 and #94E802. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBCD02 for text?
Black text on #EBCD02 has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.