Palettes / Colors / #ECBB28

#ECBB28 — Vivid Yellow

#ECBB28 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #ECBB28 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.

#ECBB28 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 #2758EC; it also sits naturally between #EC5827 and #BBEC27. 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 93% · Green 73% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 83% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBB28

.text { color: #ECBB28; }
.background { background-color: #ECBB28; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBB28; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 187, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 84%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBB28; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 187, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBB28; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 187, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBB28">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBB28">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECBB28

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Tones of #ECBB28

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2758EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBB28: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBB28

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 #ECBB28 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 #ECBB28 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

← #ECBB27  ·  #ECBB29 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBB28?

#ECBB28 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 187, 40). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBB28?

#ECBB28 is RGB 236, 187, 40 — HSL 45°, 84%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 83%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBB28?

Its complement is #2758EC; analogous partners are #EC5827 and #BBEC27. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBB28 for text?

Black text on #ECBB28 has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.