Palettes / Colors / #E4E183
#E4E183 — Light Yellow
#E4E183 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #E4E183 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.
#E4E183 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 #8285E3; it also sits naturally between #E3AF82 and #B6E382. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4E183 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 225, 131 |
| HSL | 58°, 64%, 70% |
| HSV | 58°, 43%, 89% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 43%, 11% |
| XYZ | 63.02, 71.98, 32.05 |
| Yxy | 71.98, 0.3772, 0.4309 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.96, -12.12, 46.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.84, -11.54, 33.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 88% · Blue 51%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 43% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4E183
.text { color: #E4E183; }
.background { background-color: #E4E183; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E183; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 225, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 64%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E183; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 225, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E183; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 225, 131, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4E183">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E183">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E4E183
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8285E3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4E183: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E183
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E4E183: ·
How #E4E183 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 #E4E183 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E4E183?
#E4E183 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 225, 131). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E183?
#E4E183 is RGB 228, 225, 131 — HSL 58°, 64%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 43%, 11%.
What colors go with #E4E183?
Its complement is #8285E3; analogous partners are #E3AF82 and #B6E382. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4E183 for text?
Black text on #E4E183 has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.