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#EBF349 — Vivid Yellow

#EBF349 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 #EBF349 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.

#EBF349 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 #5149F3; it also sits naturally between #F3A749 and #96F349. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBF349 · RGB 235, 243, 73

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Color values

HEX#EBF349
RGB235, 243, 73
HSL63°, 88%, 62%
HSV63°, 70%, 95%
CMYK3%, 0%, 70%, 5%
XYZ67.51, 82.24, 18.62
Yxy82.24, 0.4010, 0.4885
CIE-Lab92.68, -22.34, 76.37
Hunter Lab90.69, -21.31, 48.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 95% · Blue 29%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBF349 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBF349 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBF349

.text { color: #EBF349; }
.background { background-color: #EBF349; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBF349; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 243, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 88%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBF349; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 243, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBF349; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 243, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBF349">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBF349">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBF349

#E8F22C#E4F00F#CED80E#B2BB0C#979E0A#7B8108#606506#494D05#2E3003#121301

Tints of #EBF349

#ECF457#EFF66A#F0F679#F2F88C#F4F99A#F5F9A9#F8FBBC#F9FCCA#FBFDDD#FDFEEC

Tones of #EBF349

#E0E755#D5DB61#CACF6E#BFC379#B4B686#A9AB92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5149F3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.20:1 Fails
Against black text17.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBF349: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBF349

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EBF349: ·

How #EBF349 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EEEF72Deuteranopia · #EEED7CTritanopia · #EB939A

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBF349 rather than the exact color:

Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Amber Ruby Ember
#69900E · #E3ED4B · #4E15D4 · #B7A5F0
Ruby Lagoon
#1F06AC · #0F42C0 · #5882E8 · #E3EF4F
Gentle Horizon
#111D2B · #98FE31 · #36F83D · #EFFD4A
Cosmic Saffron
#0D1721 · #FA2F47 · #FF33CD · #EAFD43
Palette 5cb338
#5CB338 · #ECE852 · #FFC145 · #FB4141

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E3F04A#E3ED4B#E3EF4F#EFFD4A#EAFD43#ECE852#F4F754#F0FF42#E9EE57#F2F73C#EBED58#E8EA3B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBF348  ·  #EBF34A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBF349?

#EBF349 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 243, 73). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBF349?

#EBF349 is RGB 235, 243, 73 — HSL 63°, 88%, 62% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 70%, 5%.

What colors go with #EBF349?

Its complement is #5149F3; analogous partners are #F3A749 and #96F349. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBF349 for text?

Black text on #EBF349 has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.