#EAB308 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS yellow-500 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#EAB308 is a medium, vivid yellow. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class yellow-500 (e.g. bg-yellow-500, text-yellow-500). Its nearest CSS named color is orange (#ffa500). For readable text on a #EAB308 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (10.95:1). #EAB308 sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Color Values

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#EAB308 in Tailwind CSS (yellow-500)

#EAB308 ships with Tailwind CSS as yellow-500 — use it as bg-yellow-500, text-yellow-500, or border-yellow-500. It sits at step 500 of the yellow ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #EAB308 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #ecbb21 Copy
• 20% tint #eec239 Copy
• 30% tint #f0ca52 Copy
• 40% tint #f2d16b Copy
• 50% tint #f5d984 Copy
• 60% tint #f7e19c Copy
• 70% tint #f9e8b5 Copy
• 80% tint #fbf0ce Copy
• 90% tint #fdf7e6 Copy

Shades of #EAB308 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #d3a107 Copy
• 20% shade #bb8f06 Copy
• 30% shade #a47d06 Copy
• 40% shade #8c6b05 Copy
• 50% shade #755a04 Copy
• 60% shade #5e4803 Copy
• 70% shade #463602 Copy
• 80% shade #2f2402 Copy
• 90% shade #171201 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #EAB308 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #EAB308 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More yellow colors in the library: #FFD700, #FFFF00, #F1C40F, #FCD34D (amber-300), #FDE68A (amber-200), #FEF3C7 (amber-100).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #EAB308?

  #EAB308 is a medium, vivid yellow — rgb(234, 179, 8). Its nearest CSS named color is orange. In Tailwind CSS it is yellow-500.

• How do I make tints and shades of #EAB308?

  Mix #EAB308 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #EAB308 is #eec239 and a 20% shade is #bb8f06 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #EAB308 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #EAB308?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #EAB308 background at 10.95:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #EAB308?

  yellow-500 — use it as bg-yellow-500, text-yellow-500, or border-yellow-500. The full yellow 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.