Palettes / Colors / #E2E45F

#E2E45F — Yellow

#E2E45F 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 #E2E45F 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.

#E2E45F 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 #605EE4; it also sits naturally between #E4A35E and #9EE45E. 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 89% · Blue 37%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2E45F

.text { color: #E2E45F; }
.background { background-color: #E2E45F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2E45F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 228, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 71%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2E45F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 228, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2E45F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 228, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2E45F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2E45F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #605EE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2E45F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2E45F

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 #E2E45F 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 #E2E45F 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 #E2E45F?

#E2E45F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 228, 95). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2E45F?

#E2E45F is RGB 226, 228, 95 — HSL 61°, 71%, 63% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 58%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2E45F?

Its complement is #605EE4; analogous partners are #E4A35E and #9EE45E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2E45F for text?

Black text on #E2E45F has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.