Palettes / Colors / #EEBE20

#EEBE20 — Vivid Yellow

#EEBE20 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEBE20 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 #2050EE; it also sits naturally between #EE5720 and #B7EE20. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 87% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EEBE20

.text { color: #EEBE20; }
.background { background-color: #EEBE20; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBE20; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 190, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 86%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBE20; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 190, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBE20; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 190, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBE20">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBE20">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBE20

Tints of #EEBE20

Tones of #EEBE20

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2050EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEBE20: #000000.

How #EEBE20 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 #EEBE20 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBE1F  ·  #EEBE21 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBE20?

#EEBE20 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 190, 32). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBE20?

#EEBE20 is RGB 238, 190, 32 — HSL 46°, 86%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 87%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBE20?

Its complement is #2050EE; analogous partners are #EE5720 and #B7EE20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBE20 for text?

Black text on #EEBE20 has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.