Palettes / Colors / #EBDC0A

#EBDC0A — Vivid Yellow

#EBDC0A 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 #EBDC0A 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.

#EBDC0A 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 #0A19EB; it also sits naturally between #EB6B0A and #89EB0A. 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 86% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 96% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDC0A

.text { color: #EBDC0A; }
.background { background-color: #EBDC0A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDC0A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 220, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 92%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDC0A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 220, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDC0A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 220, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDC0A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDC0A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDC0A

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Tones of #EBDC0A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A19EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDC0A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDC0A

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 #EBDC0A 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 #EBDC0A 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

← #EBDC09  ·  #EBDC0B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDC0A?

#EBDC0A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 220, 10). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDC0A?

#EBDC0A is RGB 235, 220, 10 — HSL 56°, 92%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 96%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDC0A?

Its complement is #0A19EB; analogous partners are #EB6B0A and #89EB0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDC0A for text?

Black text on #EBDC0A has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.