Palettes / Colors / #ECFA52
#ECFA52 — Vivid Yellow
#ECFA52 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #ECFA52 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.
#ECFA52 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 #6052FA; it also sits naturally between #FAB452 and #98FA52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFA52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 250, 82 |
| HSL | 65°, 94%, 65% |
| HSV | 65°, 67%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 67%, 2% |
| XYZ | 70.30, 86.81, 21.03 |
| Yxy | 86.81, 0.3946, 0.4873 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.66, -24.80, 75.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.17, -23.77, 48.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 98% · Blue 32%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECFA52
.text { color: #ECFA52; }
.background { background-color: #ECFA52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFA52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 250, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 94%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFA52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 250, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFA52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 250, 82, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFA52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFA52">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6052FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFA52: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFA52
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 #ECFA52: ·
How #ECFA52 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 #ECFA52 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 #ECFA52?
#ECFA52 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 250, 82). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFA52?
#ECFA52 is RGB 236, 250, 82 — HSL 65°, 94%, 65% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 67%, 2%.
What colors go with #ECFA52?
Its complement is #6052FA; analogous partners are #FAB452 and #98FA52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFA52 for text?
Black text on #ECFA52 has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.