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#ECD033 — Vivid Yellow

#ECD033 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 #ECD033 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.

#ECD033 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.

#ECD033 · RGB 236, 208, 51

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Color values

HEX#ECD033
RGB236, 208, 51
HSL51°, 83%, 56%
HSV51°, 78%, 93%
CMYK0%, 12%, 78%, 7%
XYZ57.75, 63.18, 12.28
Yxy63.18, 0.4335, 0.4743
CIE-Lab83.54, -5.57, 74.98
Hunter Lab79.49, -5.27, 43.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 78% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD033 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD033 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD033

.text { color: #ECD033; }
.background { background-color: #ECD033; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD033; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 208, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 83%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD033; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 208, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD033; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 208, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD033">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD033">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD033

#EACB1A#D7B914#BBA111#A38D0F#8C790D#75650B#5D5109#413806#2A2404#131002

Tints of #ECD033

#EED444#EFD957#F1DD6A#F3E17C#F5E58F#F6EAA2#F8EEB4#FAF2C7#FCF6DA#FDFBEC

Tones of #ECD033

#DEC73F#D1BD4D#C4B45A#B7AB66#AAA274#9C9881

Color harmonies

Complementary — #324EEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD033: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD033

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECD033: ·

How #ECD033 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E0E059Deuteranopia · #E2E462Tritanopia · #EB777E

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECD033 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Petal
#F7F1CF · #F2E6A1 · #E6CB38 · #685A0D
Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C
Palette 0d0b61
#0D0B61 · #294669 · #478B8D · #E4D329
Silent Marble
#DF3D9D · #DC3244 · #CC601B · #E4D03E
Palette 006e7f
#006E7F · #F8CB2E · #EE5007 · #B22727
Silent Canyon
#E08B56 · #E5D93C · #A1E752 · #61E664

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E6CB38#EDC92C#E4D329#E4D03E#F8CB2E#E5D93C#EFCC41#E1CB3D#EDC23B#F2DF3A#FDCB36#EFD345

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD032  ·  #ECD034 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD033?

#ECD033 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 208, 51). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD033?

#ECD033 is RGB 236, 208, 51 — HSL 51°, 83%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 78%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD033?

Its complement is #324EEC; analogous partners are #EC7332 and #ABEC32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD033 for text?

Black text on #ECD033 has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.