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#E4E264 — Yellow

#E4E264 is a yellow color we call 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 #E4E264 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.

#E4E264 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 #6365E3; it also sits naturally between #E3A163 and #A5E363. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4E264 · RGB 228, 226, 100

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Color values

HEX#E4E264
RGB228, 226, 100
HSL59°, 70%, 64%
HSV59°, 56%, 89%
CMYK0%, 1%, 56%, 11%
XYZ61.49, 71.81, 22.68
Yxy71.81, 0.3942, 0.4604
CIE-Lab87.88, -15.30, 60.55
Hunter Lab84.74, -14.46, 40.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 89% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 56% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E4E264 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4E264 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4E264

.text { color: #E4E264; }
.background { background-color: #E4E264; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E264; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 226, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 70%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E264; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 226, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E264; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 226, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4E264">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E264">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4E264

#DFDC49#DAD72F#C7C523#ADAB1F#93911A#797815#5F5E11#45440C#2B2B08#111103

Tints of #E4E264

#E6E470#E8E67D#EBEA8E#EDEC9B#F0EFA8#F2F1B5#F4F3C2#F7F7D4#FAF9E1#FCFCEE

Tones of #E4E264

#DAD86C#D1D075#C8C77E#BFBE88#B6B591#ACAC9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6365E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4E264: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E264

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 #E4E264: ·

How #E4E264 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E382Deuteranopia · #E3E38ATritanopia · #E49BA0

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 Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E4E264 rather than the exact color:

Palette 2f5249
#2F5249 · #437057 · #97B067 · #E3DE61
Smoky Ruby Cascade
#1C20BB · #5F3BE2 · #E7E35F · #EEECB1
Crystal Mosaic
#CE6F36 · #E1E16A · #85D952 · #3CCD61
Hidden Terrace
#B1991F · #E6E46D · #4A62DF · #A8B4EA
Velvet Zephyr
#EDE161 · #A6E431 · #55E02D · #46DA64
Modern Ruby Lagoon
#858311 · #EBD966 · #5153E8 · #9D96EA

Similar colors

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

#E3DE61#E7E35F#E1E16A#E6E46D#EDE161#EBD966#DFE171#E2D365#E4DA72#F3DC66#F3DF6A#DBE156

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4E263  ·  #E4E265 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4E264?

#E4E264 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 226, 100). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E264?

#E4E264 is RGB 228, 226, 100 — HSL 59°, 70%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 56%, 11%.

What colors go with #E4E264?

Its complement is #6365E3; analogous partners are #E3A163 and #A5E363. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4E264 for text?

Black text on #E4E264 has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.