Palettes / Colors / #EBEE44

#EBEE44 — Vivid Yellow

#EBEE44 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 #EBEE44 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.

#EBEE44 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 #4744EE; it also sits naturally between #EE9C44 and #96EE44. 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 93% · Blue 27%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEE44

.text { color: #EBEE44; }
.background { background-color: #EBEE44; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEE44; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 238, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 83%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEE44; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 238, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEE44; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 238, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEE44">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEE44">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEE44

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4744EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEE44: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEE44

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 #EBEE44 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 #EBEE44 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 #EBEE44?

#EBEE44 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 238, 68). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEE44?

#EBEE44 is RGB 235, 238, 68 — HSL 61°, 83%, 60% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 71%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBEE44?

Its complement is #4744EE; analogous partners are #EE9C44 and #96EE44. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEE44 for text?

Black text on #EBEE44 has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.