Palettes / Colors / #ECD032
#ECD032 — Vivid Yellow
#ECD032 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 #ECD032 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.
#ECD032 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 #324EEC; it also sits naturally between #EC7332 and #ABEC32. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECD032 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 208, 50 |
| HSL | 51°, 83%, 56% |
| HSV | 51°, 79%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 79%, 7% |
| XYZ | 57.72, 63.17, 12.17 |
| Yxy | 63.17, 0.4338, 0.4748 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.53, -5.60, 75.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.48, -5.30, 43.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 20%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 79% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECD032
.text { color: #ECD032; }
.background { background-color: #ECD032; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD032; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 208, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 83%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD032; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 208, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD032; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 208, 50, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECD032">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD032">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECD032
Tints of #ECD032
Tones of #ECD032
Color harmonies
Complementary — #324EEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECD032: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD032
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 #ECD032: ·
How #ECD032 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 #ECD032 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECD032?
#ECD032 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 208, 50). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD032?
#ECD032 is RGB 236, 208, 50 — HSL 51°, 83%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 79%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECD032?
Its complement is #324EEC; analogous partners are #EC7332 and #ABEC32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECD032 for text?
Black text on #ECD032 has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.