Palettes / Colors / #E2E8A3

#E2E8A3 — Light Yellow

#E2E8A3 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #E2E8A3 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.

#E2E8A3 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 #A7A1E8; it also sits naturally between #E8CAA1 and #BEE8A1. 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 91% · Blue 64%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2E8A3

.text { color: #E2E8A3; }
.background { background-color: #E2E8A3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2E8A3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 232, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 60%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2E8A3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 232, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2E8A3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 232, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2E8A3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2E8A3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2E8A3

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Tones of #E2E8A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7A1E8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2E8A3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2E8A3

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 #E2E8A3 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 #E2E8A3 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 #E2E8A3?

#E2E8A3 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 232, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2E8A3?

#E2E8A3 is RGB 226, 232, 163 — HSL 65°, 60%, 77% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 30%, 9%.

What colors go with #E2E8A3?

Its complement is #A7A1E8; analogous partners are #E8CAA1 and #BEE8A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2E8A3 for text?

Black text on #E2E8A3 has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.