Palettes / Colors / #EBFD79

#EBFD79 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EBFD79 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 #EBFD79 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.

#EBFD79 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 #8977FD; it also sits naturally between #FDCC77 and #A8FD77. 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 99% · Blue 47%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 52% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBFD79

.text { color: #EBFD79; }
.background { background-color: #EBFD79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBFD79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 253, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 97%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBFD79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 253, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBFD79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 253, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBFD79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBFD79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8977FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBFD79: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBFD79

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 #EBFD79 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 #EBFD79 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

← #EBFD78  ·  #EBFD7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBFD79?

#EBFD79 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 253, 121). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBFD79?

#EBFD79 is RGB 235, 253, 121 — HSL 68°, 97%, 73% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 52%, 1%.

What colors go with #EBFD79?

Its complement is #8977FD; analogous partners are #FDCC77 and #A8FD77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBFD79 for text?

Black text on #EBFD79 has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.