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#EECD3A — Vivid Yellow

#EECD3A is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EECD3A 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.

#EECD3A 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 #3A5BEE; it also sits naturally between #EE733A and #B5EE3A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECD3A · RGB 238, 205, 58

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Color values

HEX#EECD3A
RGB238, 205, 58
HSL49°, 84%, 58%
HSV49°, 76%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 76%, 7%
XYZ57.85, 62.15, 12.95
Yxy62.15, 0.4352, 0.4674
CIE-Lab82.99, -2.94, 72.32
Hunter Lab78.83, -2.79, 42.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 76% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EECD3A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EECD3A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EECD3A

.text { color: #EECD3A; }
.background { background-color: #EECD3A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECD3A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 205, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 84%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECD3A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 205, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECD3A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 205, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECD3A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECD3A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EECD3A

#ECC722#DDB813#C5A411#A98D0F#91790D#7A660B#5E4E08#463B06#2A2304#131002

Tints of #EECD3A

#EFD24D#F1D65F#F2DA6E#F4DF80#F6E493#F7E8A6#F9EDB9#FAF1C7#FCF5D9#FDFAEC

Tones of #EECD3A

#E1C547#D4BD54#C7B460#BAAC6D#AEA47A#A19C87

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A5BEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.56:1 Fails
Against black text13.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECD3A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECD3A

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EECD3A: ·

How #EECD3A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E0DF5EDeuteranopia · #E2E466Tritanopia · #EC7A80

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EECD3A rather than the exact color:

Gentle Garden
#1136C9 · #5E86F1 · #EFCC41 · #F2F0A6
Dreamy Ruby Petal
#F7F1CF · #F2E6A1 · #E6CB38 · #685A0D
Misty Breeze
#EC41B3 · #871228 · #E5602B · #EDC23B
Silent Marble
#DF3D9D · #DC3244 · #CC601B · #E4D03E
Palette Ffef82
#FFEF82 · #EFD345 · #BABD42 · #82954B
Silent Solace
#E1CB3D · #769516 · #45861F · #3CE23E

Similar colors

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

#EFCC41#E6CB38#EDC23B#E4D03E#EFD345#E1CB3D#F9CB43#EDC92C#F6D146#E5D93C#FCC737#FDCB36

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECD39  ·  #EECD3B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECD3A?

#EECD3A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 205, 58). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECD3A?

#EECD3A is RGB 238, 205, 58 — HSL 49°, 84%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 76%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECD3A?

Its complement is #3A5BEE; analogous partners are #EE733A and #B5EE3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECD3A for text?

Black text on #EECD3A has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.