Palettes / Colors / #E2ED50

#E2ED50 — Vivid Yellow

#E2ED50 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 #E2ED50 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.

#E2ED50 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 #5A50ED; it also sits naturally between #EDA950 and #94ED50. 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 93% · Blue 31%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2ED50

.text { color: #E2ED50; }
.background { background-color: #E2ED50; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2ED50; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 237, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 81%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2ED50; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 237, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2ED50; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 237, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2ED50">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2ED50">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2ED50

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A50ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2ED50: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2ED50

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 #E2ED50 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 #E2ED50 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

← #E2ED4F  ·  #E2ED51 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2ED50?

#E2ED50 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 237, 80). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2ED50?

#E2ED50 is RGB 226, 237, 80 — HSL 64°, 81%, 62% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 66%, 7%.

What colors go with #E2ED50?

Its complement is #5A50ED; analogous partners are #EDA950 and #94ED50. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2ED50 for text?

Black text on #E2ED50 has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.