Palettes / Colors / #E2D760

#E2D760 — Yellow

#E2D760 is a yellow color we call 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 #E2D760 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.

#E2D760 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 #606AE2; it also sits naturally between #E29660 and #ACE260. 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 89% · Green 84% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 58% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2D760

.text { color: #E2D760; }
.background { background-color: #E2D760; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2D760; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 215, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 69%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2D760; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 215, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2D760; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 215, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2D760">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2D760">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2D760

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #606AE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2D760: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2D760

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 #E2D760 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 #E2D760 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

← #E2D75F  ·  #E2D761 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2D760?

#E2D760 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 215, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2D760?

#E2D760 is RGB 226, 215, 96 — HSL 55°, 69%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 58%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2D760?

Its complement is #606AE2; analogous partners are #E29660 and #ACE260. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2D760 for text?

Black text on #E2D760 has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.