Palettes / Colors / #EBEF3E

#EBEF3E — Vivid Yellow

#EBEF3E 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 #EBEF3E 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.

#EBEF3E 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 #413EEF; it also sits naturally between #EF993E and #93EF3E. 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 24%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEF3E

.text { color: #EBEF3E; }
.background { background-color: #EBEF3E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEF3E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 85%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEF3E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEF3E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEF3E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEF3E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEF3E

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Tones of #EBEF3E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #413EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEF3E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEF3E

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 #EBEF3E 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 #EBEF3E 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

← #EBEF3D  ·  #EBEF3F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEF3E?

#EBEF3E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 239, 62). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEF3E?

#EBEF3E is RGB 235, 239, 62 — HSL 61°, 85%, 59% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 74%, 6%.

What colors go with #EBEF3E?

Its complement is #413EEF; analogous partners are #EF993E and #93EF3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEF3E for text?

Black text on #EBEF3E has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.