Palettes / Colors / #EBDA48

#EBDA48 — Vivid Yellow

#EBDA48 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EBDA48 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.

#EBDA48 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 #4758EB; it also sits naturally between #EB8947 and #A9EB47. 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 85% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 69% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDA48

.text { color: #EBDA48; }
.background { background-color: #EBDA48; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDA48; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 218, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 80%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDA48; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 218, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDA48; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 218, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDA48">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDA48">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDA48

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Tones of #EBDA48

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4758EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDA48: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDA48

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 #EBDA48 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 #EBDA48 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

← #EBDA47  ·  #EBDA49 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDA48?

#EBDA48 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 218, 72). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDA48?

#EBDA48 is RGB 235, 218, 72 — HSL 54°, 80%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 69%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDA48?

Its complement is #4758EB; analogous partners are #EB8947 and #A9EB47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDA48 for text?

Black text on #EBDA48 has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.