Palettes / Colors / #EBEE58

#EBEE58 — Vivid Yellow

#EBEE58 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 #EBEE58 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.

#EBEE58 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 #5A58EE; it also sits naturally between #EEA658 and #A1EE58. 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 35%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEE58

.text { color: #EBEE58; }
.background { background-color: #EBEE58; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEE58; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 238, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 82%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEE58; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 238, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEE58; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 238, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEE58">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEE58">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEE58

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A58EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEE58: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEE58

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 #EBEE58 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 #EBEE58 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

← #EBEE57  ·  #EBEE59 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEE58?

#EBEE58 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 238, 88). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEE58?

#EBEE58 is RGB 235, 238, 88 — HSL 61°, 82%, 64% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 63%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBEE58?

Its complement is #5A58EE; analogous partners are #EEA658 and #A1EE58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEE58 for text?

Black text on #EBEE58 has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.