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#EBDC2C — Vivid Yellow

#EBDC2C 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 #EBDC2C 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.

#EBDC2C 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 #2D3DEB; it also sits naturally between #EB7C2D and #9CEB2D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBDC2C · RGB 235, 220, 44

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Color values

HEX#EBDC2C
RGB235, 220, 44
HSL55°, 83%, 55%
HSV55°, 81%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 81%, 8%
XYZ60.31, 69.03, 12.53
Yxy69.03, 0.4251, 0.4866
CIE-Lab86.52, -12.24, 79.48
Hunter Lab83.08, -11.57, 46.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 81% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBDC2C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBDC2C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBDC2C

.text { color: #EBDC2C; }
.background { background-color: #EBDC2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDC2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 220, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 83%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDC2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 220, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDC2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 220, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDC2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDC2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDC2C

#E9D816#D2C214#BBAD11#A3970F#8C810D#70680A#595208#413C06#2A2704#131102

Tints of #EBDC2C

#EDDF40#EFE252#F1E565#F2E878#F5EC8F#F6EFA2#F8F2B4#FAF6C7#FCF9DA#FDFCEC

Tones of #EBDC2C

#DED03B#D0C549#C2B956#B6AF63#A8A371#9A987E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D3DEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBDC2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDC2C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EBDC2C: ·

How #EBDC2C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E5E457Deuteranopia · #E5E761Tritanopia · #EA7880

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBDC2C rather than the exact color:

Palette 0d0b61
#0D0B61 · #294669 · #478B8D · #E4D329
Burning Ruby Saffron
#DDDB30 · #A7DB5B · #40C225 · #3FE86A
Royal Ruby Voyage
#0E11B0 · #402DEE · #EDEA27 · #EFE692
Royal Whisper
#0A1C12 · #F82177 · #F8E033 · #2D6FFA
Palette 0078aa
#0078AA · #3AB4F2 · #F2DF3A · #F6F6F6
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E4D329#DDDB30#EDEA27#F8E033#F2DF3A#E1E237#DEDA22#F8DE22#FCDC2A#E5D93C#EDC92C#DED220

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBDC2B  ·  #EBDC2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDC2C?

#EBDC2C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 220, 44). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDC2C?

#EBDC2C is RGB 235, 220, 44 — HSL 55°, 83%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 81%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDC2C?

Its complement is #2D3DEB; analogous partners are #EB7C2D and #9CEB2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDC2C for text?

Black text on #EBDC2C has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.