Palettes / Colors / #EBEF01
#EBEF01 — Vivid Yellow
#EBEF01 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #EBEF01 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.
#EBEF01 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 #0501EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7C01 and #74EF01. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEF01 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 239, 1 |
| HSL | 61°, 99%, 47% |
| HSV | 61°, 100%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 100%, 6% |
| XYZ | 65.13, 79.40, 11.92 |
| Yxy | 79.40, 0.4163, 0.5075 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.41, -22.17, 89.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.11, -21.03, 51.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 0%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEF01
.text { color: #EBEF01; }
.background { background-color: #EBEF01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEF01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 99%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEF01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEF01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 1, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEF01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEF01">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBEF01
Tints of #EBEF01
Tones of #EBEF01
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0501EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEF01: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEF01
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EBEF01: ·
How #EBEF01 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 #EBEF01 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBEF01?
#EBEF01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 239, 1). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEF01?
#EBEF01 is RGB 235, 239, 1 — HSL 61°, 99%, 47% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 100%, 6%.
What colors go with #EBEF01?
Its complement is #0501EF; analogous partners are #EF7C01 and #74EF01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEF01 for text?
Black text on #EBEF01 has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.