Palettes / Colors / #EBEF36

#EBEF36 — Vivid Yellow

#EBEF36 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 #EBEF36 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.

#EBEF36 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 #3734EF; it also sits naturally between #EF9434 and #8EEF34. 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 94% · Blue 21%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEF36

.text { color: #EBEF36; }
.background { background-color: #EBEF36; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEF36; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 85%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEF36; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEF36; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEF36">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEF36">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3734EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEF36: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEF36

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 #EBEF36 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 #EBEF36 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

← #EBEF35  ·  #EBEF37 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEF36?

#EBEF36 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 239, 54). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEF36?

#EBEF36 is RGB 235, 239, 54 — HSL 61°, 85%, 57% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 77%, 6%.

What colors go with #EBEF36?

Its complement is #3734EF; analogous partners are #EF9434 and #8EEF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEF36 for text?

Black text on #EBEF36 has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.