Palettes / Colors / #EBCD20

#EBCD20 — Vivid Yellow

#EBCD20 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 #EBCD20 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.

#EBCD20 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 #1E3DEB; it also sits naturally between #EB661E and #A3EB1E. 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 80% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 86% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBCD20

.text { color: #EBCD20; }
.background { background-color: #EBCD20; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCD20; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 205, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 84%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCD20; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 205, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCD20; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 205, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBCD20">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCD20">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBCD20

Tints of #EBCD20

Tones of #EBCD20

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1E3DEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCD20: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCD20

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 #EBCD20 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 #EBCD20 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

← #EBCD1F  ·  #EBCD21 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCD20?

#EBCD20 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 205, 32). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCD20?

#EBCD20 is RGB 235, 205, 32 — HSL 51°, 84%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 86%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCD20?

Its complement is #1E3DEB; analogous partners are #EB661E and #A3EB1E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCD20 for text?

Black text on #EBCD20 has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.