Palettes / Colors / #EEC759

#EEC759 — Vivid Yellow

#EEC759 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEC759 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 #5980EE; it also sits naturally between #EE7C59 and #CBEE59. 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 78% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 63% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EEC759

.text { color: #EEC759; }
.background { background-color: #EEC759; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC759; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 199, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 81%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC759; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 199, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC759; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 199, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC759">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC759">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEC759

Tints of #EEC759

Tones of #EEC759

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5980EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEC759: #000000.

How #EEC759 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 #EEC759

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEC758  ·  #EEC75A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEC759?

#EEC759 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 199, 89). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC759?

#EEC759 is RGB 238, 199, 89 — HSL 44°, 81%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 63%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEC759?

Its complement is #5980EE; analogous partners are #EE7C59 and #CBEE59. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC759 for text?

Black text on #EEC759 has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.