Palettes / Colors / #ECBF37
#ECBF37 — Vivid Yellow
#ECBF37 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 #ECBF37 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.
#ECBF37 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 #3664EC; it also sits naturally between #EC6436 and #BFEC36. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECBF37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 191, 55 |
| HSL | 45°, 83%, 57% |
| HSV | 45°, 77%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 77%, 7% |
| XYZ | 53.91, 55.37, 11.46 |
| Yxy | 55.37, 0.4465, 0.4586 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.25, 3.31, 69.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.41, 3.13, 40.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 22%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 77% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECBF37
.text { color: #ECBF37; }
.background { background-color: #ECBF37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBF37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 191, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 83%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBF37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 191, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBF37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 191, 55, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECBF37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBF37">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3664EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECBF37: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBF37
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 #ECBF37: ·
How #ECBF37 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 #ECBF37 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 #ECBF37?
#ECBF37 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 191, 55). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBF37?
#ECBF37 is RGB 236, 191, 55 — HSL 45°, 83%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 77%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECBF37?
Its complement is #3664EC; analogous partners are #EC6436 and #BFEC36. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECBF37 for text?
Black text on #ECBF37 has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.