Palettes / Colors / #EEEA1B
#EEEA1B — Vivid Yellow
#EEEA1B is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #EEEA1B 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.
#EEEA1B 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 #1B1FEE; it also sits naturally between #EE811B and #88EE1B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEA1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 234, 27 |
| HSL | 59°, 86%, 52% |
| HSV | 59°, 89%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 89%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.88, 77.10, 12.50 |
| Yxy | 77.10, 0.4200, 0.4991 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.37, -18.24, 86.19 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.81, -17.35, 50.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 11%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 89% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEA1B
.text { color: #EEEA1B; }
.background { background-color: #EEEA1B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEA1B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 234, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 86%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEA1B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 234, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEA1B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 234, 27, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEA1B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEA1B">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEEA1B
Tints of #EEEA1B
Tones of #EEEA1B
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1B1FEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEA1B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEA1B
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 #EEEA1B: ·
How #EEEA1B 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 #EEEA1B 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 #EEEA1B?
#EEEA1B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 234, 27). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEA1B?
#EEEA1B is RGB 238, 234, 27 — HSL 59°, 86%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 89%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEA1B?
Its complement is #1B1FEE; analogous partners are #EE811B and #88EE1B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEA1B for text?
Black text on #EEEA1B has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.