Palettes / Colors / #EBCD23
#EBCD23 — Vivid Yellow
#EBCD23 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 #EBCD23 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.
#EBCD23 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 #2442EB; it also sits naturally between #EB6924 and #A5EB24. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBCD23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 205, 35 |
| HSL | 51°, 83%, 53% |
| HSV | 51°, 85%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 85%, 8% |
| XYZ | 56.40, 61.45, 10.48 |
| Yxy | 61.45, 0.4395, 0.4789 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.62, -4.93, 78.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.39, -4.64, 44.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 80% · Blue 14%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 85% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBCD23
.text { color: #EBCD23; }
.background { background-color: #EBCD23; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCD23; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 205, 35); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 83%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCD23; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 205, 35, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCD23; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 205, 35, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBCD23">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCD23">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBCD23
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Tones of #EBCD23
Color harmonies
Complementary — #2442EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBCD23: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCD23
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 #EBCD23: ·
How #EBCD23 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 #EBCD23 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 #EBCD23?
#EBCD23 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 205, 35). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCD23?
#EBCD23 is RGB 235, 205, 35 — HSL 51°, 83%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 85%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBCD23?
Its complement is #2442EB; analogous partners are #EB6924 and #A5EB24. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBCD23 for text?
Black text on #EBCD23 has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.