Palettes / Colors / #EEBB47
#EEBB47 — Vivid Yellow
#EEBB47 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EEBB47 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.
#EEBB47 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 #497BEE; it also sits naturally between #EE6A49 and #CDEE49. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEBB47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 187, 71 |
| HSL | 42°, 83%, 61% |
| HSV | 42°, 70%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 70%, 7% |
| XYZ | 54.17, 54.17, 13.56 |
| Yxy | 54.17, 0.4443, 0.4444 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.56, 6.95, 63.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.60, 6.60, 38.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 73% · Blue 28%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 70% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEBB47
.text { color: #EEBB47; }
.background { background-color: #EEBB47; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBB47; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 83%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBB47; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBB47; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 71, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEBB47">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBB47">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEBB47
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #497BEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEBB47: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBB47
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 #EEBB47: ·
How #EEBB47 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 #EEBB47 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 #EEBB47?
#EEBB47 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 187, 71). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBB47?
#EEBB47 is RGB 238, 187, 71 — HSL 42°, 83%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 70%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEBB47?
Its complement is #497BEE; analogous partners are #EE6A49 and #CDEE49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEBB47 for text?
Black text on #EEBB47 has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.