Palettes / Colors / #E2E97C

#E2E97C — Light Yellow

#E2E97C is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E2E97C 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 #837CE9; it also sits naturally between #E9BA7C and #ABE97C. 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 49%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2E97C

.text { color: #E2E97C; }
.background { background-color: #E2E97C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2E97C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 233, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 71%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2E97C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 233, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2E97C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 233, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2E97C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2E97C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2E97C

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Tones of #E2E97C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #837CE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2E97C: #000000.

How #E2E97C 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 #E2E97C 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

← #E2E97B  ·  #E2E97D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2E97C?

#E2E97C is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 233, 124). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2E97C?

#E2E97C is RGB 226, 233, 124 — HSL 64°, 71%, 70% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 47%, 9%.

What colors go with #E2E97C?

Its complement is #837CE9; analogous partners are #E9BA7C and #ABE97C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2E97C for text?

Black text on #E2E97C has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.