Palettes / Colors / #EBF489

#EBF489 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EBF489 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #EBF489 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.

#EBF489 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 #938AF4; it also sits naturally between #F4C88A and #B6F48A. 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 96% · Blue 54%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBF489

.text { color: #EBF489; }
.background { background-color: #EBF489; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBF489; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 244, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 83%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBF489; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 244, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBF489; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 244, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBF489">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBF489">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #938AF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBF489: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBF489

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 #EBF489 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 #EBF489 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

← #EBF488  ·  #EBF48A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBF489?

#EBF489 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 244, 137). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBF489?

#EBF489 is RGB 235, 244, 137 — HSL 65°, 83%, 75% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 44%, 4%.

What colors go with #EBF489?

Its complement is #938AF4; analogous partners are #F4C88A and #B6F48A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBF489 for text?

Black text on #EBF489 has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.