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#E2EA4F — Vivid Yellow

#E2EA4F is a yellow color we call Vivid 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 #E2EA4F 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.

#E2EA4F 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 #554DEA; it also sits naturally between #EAA34D and #94EA4D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2EA4F · RGB 226, 234, 79

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Color values

HEX#E2EA4F
RGB226, 234, 79
HSL63°, 79%, 61%
HSV63°, 66%, 92%
CMYK3%, 0%, 66%, 8%
XYZ62.20, 75.58, 18.71
Yxy75.58, 0.3975, 0.4830
CIE-Lab89.66, -21.35, 70.99
Hunter Lab86.94, -20.10, 45.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 92% · Blue 31%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2EA4F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2EA4F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2EA4F

.text { color: #E2EA4F; }
.background { background-color: #E2EA4F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EA4F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 234, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 79%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EA4F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 234, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EA4F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 234, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EA4F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EA4F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2EA4F

#DEE732#DAE41B#C0C918#A6AD14#909712#767B0E#5C600B#414408#2C2E05#111202

Tints of #E2EA4F

#E5EC5F#E7EE6D#EAF07F#EDF28D#F0F49F#F2F5AD#F5F8BF#F7F9CD#FAFBDF#FCFDED

Tones of #E2EA4F

#D8DF58#CED364#C4C86F#BABD7A#B0B285#A5A691

Color harmonies

Complementary — #554DEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2EA4F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2EA4F

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E2EA4F: ·

How #E2EA4F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E5E675Deuteranopia · #E5E47ETritanopia · #E29299

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2EA4F rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Ember
#69900E · #E3ED4B · #4E15D4 · #B7A5F0
Ruby Lagoon
#1F06AC · #0F42C0 · #5882E8 · #E3EF4F
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Palette 5cb338
#5CB338 · #ECE852 · #FFC145 · #FB4141
Silent Garden
#E9EE57 · #BEED66 · #9FEC78 · #85F083
Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E3ED4B#E3EF4F#E3F04A#ECE852#E9EE57#ECE24F#EBED58#DBE156#D5EB46#E7E35F#D4E345#D3E444

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2EA4E  ·  #E2EA50 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EA4F?

#E2EA4F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 234, 79). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EA4F?

#E2EA4F is RGB 226, 234, 79 — HSL 63°, 79%, 61% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 66%, 8%.

What colors go with #E2EA4F?

Its complement is #554DEA; analogous partners are #EAA34D and #94EA4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EA4F for text?

Black text on #E2EA4F has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.