Palettes / Colors / #EBDF41

#EBDF41 — Vivid Yellow

#EBDF41 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 #EBDF41 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.

#EBDF41 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 #424DEB; it also sits naturally between #EB8B42 and #A2EB42. 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 87% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 72% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDF41

.text { color: #EBDF41; }
.background { background-color: #EBDF41; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDF41; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 223, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 81%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDF41; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 223, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDF41; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 223, 65, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDF41">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDF41">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDF41

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #424DEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDF41: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDF41

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 #EBDF41 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 #EBDF41 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

← #EBDF40  ·  #EBDF42 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDF41?

#EBDF41 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 223, 65). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDF41?

#EBDF41 is RGB 235, 223, 65 — HSL 56°, 81%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 72%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDF41?

Its complement is #424DEB; analogous partners are #EB8B42 and #A2EB42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDF41 for text?

Black text on #EBDF41 has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.