Palettes / Colors / #EBEB4E

#EBEB4E — Vivid Yellow

#EBEB4E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EBEB4E 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.

#EBEB4E 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 #4C4CEB; it also sits naturally between #EB9C4C and #9CEB4C. 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 92% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEB4E

.text { color: #EBEB4E; }
.background { background-color: #EBEB4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEB4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 235, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 80%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEB4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 235, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEB4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 235, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEB4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEB4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEB4E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C4CEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEB4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEB4E

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 #EBEB4E 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 #EBEB4E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEB4E?

#EBEB4E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 235, 78). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEB4E?

#EBEB4E is RGB 235, 235, 78 — HSL 60°, 80%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 67%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBEB4E?

Its complement is #4C4CEB; analogous partners are #EB9C4C and #9CEB4C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEB4E for text?

Black text on #EBEB4E has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.