Palettes / Colors / #EBFF37
#EBFF37 — Vivid Yellow
#EBFF37 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 #EBFF37 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.
#EBFF37 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 #4C38FF; it also sits naturally between #FFAF38 and #88FF38. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBFF37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 255, 55 |
| HSL | 66°, 100%, 61% |
| HSV | 66°, 78%, 100% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 78%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.71, 89.46, 17.15 |
| Yxy | 89.46, 0.3988, 0.5045 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.77, -28.72, 84.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.58, -27.45, 52.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 100% · Blue 22%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBFF37
.text { color: #EBFF37; }
.background { background-color: #EBFF37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBFF37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 255, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBFF37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 255, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBFF37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 255, 55, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBFF37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBFF37">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4C38FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBFF37: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBFF37
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EBFF37: ·
How #EBFF37 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 #EBFF37 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBFF37?
#EBFF37 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 255, 55). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBFF37?
#EBFF37 is RGB 235, 255, 55 — HSL 66°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 78%, 0%.
What colors go with #EBFF37?
Its complement is #4C38FF; analogous partners are #FFAF38 and #88FF38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBFF37 for text?
Black text on #EBFF37 has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.