Palettes / Colors / #EEC820

#EEC820 — Vivid Yellow

#EEC820 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEC820 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 #2046EE; it also sits naturally between #EE6120 and #ADEE20. 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 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 87% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EEC820

.text { color: #EEC820; }
.background { background-color: #EEC820; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC820; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 200, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 86%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC820; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 200, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC820; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 200, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC820">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC820">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEC820

Tints of #EEC820

Tones of #EEC820

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2046EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEC820: #000000.

How #EEC820 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 #EEC820 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

← #EEC81F  ·  #EEC821 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEC820?

#EEC820 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 200, 32). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC820?

#EEC820 is RGB 238, 200, 32 — HSL 49°, 86%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 87%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEC820?

Its complement is #2046EE; analogous partners are #EE6120 and #ADEE20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC820 for text?

Black text on #EEC820 has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.