Palettes / Colors / #EEF61E

#EEF61E — Vivid Yellow

#EEF61E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEF61E 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 #251EF6; it also sits naturally between #F6911E and #83F61E. 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 96% · Blue 12%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 88% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF61E

.text { color: #EEF61E; }
.background { background-color: #EEF61E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF61E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 246, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 92%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF61E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 246, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF61E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 246, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF61E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF61E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEF61E

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Tones of #EEF61E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #251EF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF61E: #000000.

How #EEF61E 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 #EEF61E 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

← #EEF61D  ·  #EEF61F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF61E?

#EEF61E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 246, 30). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF61E?

#EEF61E is RGB 238, 246, 30 — HSL 62°, 92%, 54% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 88%, 4%.

What colors go with #EEF61E?

Its complement is #251EF6; analogous partners are #F6911E and #83F61E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF61E for text?

Black text on #EEF61E has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.