Palettes / Colors / #EEEE20

#EEEE20 — Vivid Yellow

#EEEE20 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEEE20 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 #2020EE; it also sits naturally between #EE8720 and #87EE20. 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 93% · Blue 13%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEE20

.text { color: #EEEE20; }
.background { background-color: #EEEE20; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEE20; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 86%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEE20; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEE20; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEE20">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEE20">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEEE20

Tints of #EEEE20

Tones of #EEEE20

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2020EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEE20: #000000.

How #EEEE20 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 #EEEE20 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEEE1F  ·  #EEEE21 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEE20?

#EEEE20 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 32). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEE20?

#EEEE20 is RGB 238, 238, 32 — HSL 60°, 86%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 87%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEE20?

Its complement is #2020EE; analogous partners are #EE8720 and #87EE20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEE20 for text?

Black text on #EEEE20 has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.