Palettes / Colors / #D4E37E

#D4E37E — Light Yellow

#D4E37E is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #D4E37E 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.

#D4E37E 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 #8D7DE3; it also sits naturally between #E3BF7D and #A1E37D. 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 83% · Green 89% · Blue 49%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D4E37E

.text { color: #D4E37E; }
.background { background-color: #D4E37E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4E37E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 227, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 64%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4E37E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 227, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4E37E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 227, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4E37E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4E37E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8D7DE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4E37E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D4E37E

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:

How #D4E37E 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 #D4E37E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4E37E?

#D4E37E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 212, 227, 126). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4E37E?

#D4E37E is RGB 212, 227, 126 — HSL 69°, 64%, 69% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 44%, 11%.

What colors go with #D4E37E?

Its complement is #8D7DE3; analogous partners are #E3BF7D and #A1E37D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4E37E for text?

Black text on #D4E37E has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.