Palettes / Colors / #D8EA76

#D8EA76 — Light Yellow

#D8EA76 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 #D8EA76 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.

#D8EA76 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 #8876EA; it also sits naturally between #EAC176 and #9FEA76. 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 85% · Green 92% · Blue 46%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D8EA76

.text { color: #D8EA76; }
.background { background-color: #D8EA76; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8EA76; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 234, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 73%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8EA76; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 234, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8EA76; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 234, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D8EA76">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8EA76">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8876EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D8EA76: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D8EA76

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 #D8EA76 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 #D8EA76 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 #D8EA76?

#D8EA76 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 216, 234, 118). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D8EA76?

#D8EA76 is RGB 216, 234, 118 — HSL 69°, 73%, 69% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 50%, 8%.

What colors go with #D8EA76?

Its complement is #8876EA; analogous partners are #EAC176 and #9FEA76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D8EA76 for text?

Black text on #D8EA76 has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.