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#EBEE3F — Vivid Yellow

#EBEE3F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #EBEE3F 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.

#EBEE3F 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 #423FEE; it also sits naturally between #EE993F and #94EE3F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBEE3F · RGB 235, 238, 63

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Color values

HEX#EBEE3F
RGB235, 238, 63
HSL61°, 84%, 59%
HSV61°, 74%, 93%
CMYK1%, 0%, 74%, 7%
XYZ65.73, 79.17, 16.52
Yxy79.17, 0.4072, 0.4905
CIE-Lab91.31, -20.38, 78.35
Hunter Lab88.98, -19.39, 48.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 25%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBEE3F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBEE3F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBEE3F

.text { color: #EBEE3F; }
.background { background-color: #EBEE3F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEE3F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 238, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 84%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEE3F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 238, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEE3F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 238, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEE3F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEE3F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEE3F

#E9EC27#DEE114#C7CA12#ABAE0F#94960D#787A0B#616309#454606#2E2F04#121302

Tints of #EBEE3F

#EDF051#EFF15F#F1F372#F3F485#F4F698#F6F7A6#F8F9B9#FAFBCB#FBFCD9#FDFDEC

Tones of #EBEE3F

#DFE24B#D3D558#C7C964#BBBC71#AFB07D#A3A38A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #423FEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBEE3F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEE3F

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 #EBEE3F: ·

How #EBEE3F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECEC69Deuteranopia · #ECEC73Tritanopia · #EB8B92

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 #EBEE3F rather than the exact color:

Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Honey Voyage
#15322D · #FA2598 · #FC43DC · #F2F73C
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Amber Ruby Ember
#69900E · #E3ED4B · #4E15D4 · #B7A5F0
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Cosmic Saffron
#0D1721 · #FA2F47 · #FF33CD · #EAFD43

Similar colors

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

#E8EA3B#F2F73C#E3F04A#E3ED4B#E3F838#EAFD43#FBF23B#F2DF3A#E1E237#E3EF4F#F0FF42#EFFD4A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBEE3E  ·  #EBEE40 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEE3F?

#EBEE3F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 238, 63). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEE3F?

#EBEE3F is RGB 235, 238, 63 — HSL 61°, 84%, 59% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 74%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBEE3F?

Its complement is #423FEE; analogous partners are #EE993F and #94EE3F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEE3F for text?

Black text on #EBEE3F has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.