Palettes / Colors / #ECFD35
#ECFD35 — Vivid Yellow
#ECFD35 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #ECFD35 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.
#ECFD35 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 #4635FD; it also sits naturally between #FDAA35 and #88FD35. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFD35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 253, 53 |
| HSL | 65°, 98%, 60% |
| HSV | 65°, 79%, 99% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 79%, 1% |
| XYZ | 70.36, 88.34, 16.71 |
| Yxy | 88.34, 0.4011, 0.5036 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.30, -27.45, 84.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.99, -26.25, 52.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 99% · Blue 21%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 79% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECFD35
.text { color: #ECFD35; }
.background { background-color: #ECFD35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFD35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 253, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 98%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFD35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 253, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFD35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 253, 53, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFD35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFD35">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4635FD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFD35: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFD35
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 #ECFD35: ·
How #ECFD35 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 #ECFD35 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 #ECFD35?
#ECFD35 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 253, 53). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFD35?
#ECFD35 is RGB 236, 253, 53 — HSL 65°, 98%, 60% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 79%, 1%.
What colors go with #ECFD35?
Its complement is #4635FD; analogous partners are #FDAA35 and #88FD35. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFD35 for text?
Black text on #ECFD35 has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.