Palettes / Colors / #E4E497

#E4E497 — Light Yellow

#E4E497 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E4E497 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9696E4; it also sits naturally between #E4BD96 and #BDE496. 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 89% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4E497

.text { color: #E4E497; }
.background { background-color: #E4E497; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E497; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 228, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 59%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E497; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 228, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E497; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 228, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4E497">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E497">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9696E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4E497: #000000.

How #E4E497 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 #E4E497 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

← #E4E496  ·  #E4E498 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4E497?

#E4E497 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 228, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E497?

#E4E497 is RGB 228, 228, 151 — HSL 60°, 59%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 34%, 11%.

What colors go with #E4E497?

Its complement is #9696E4; analogous partners are #E4BD96 and #BDE496. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4E497 for text?

Black text on #E4E497 has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.