Palettes / Colors / #E4E8BF

#E4E8BF — Pale Muted Yellow

#E4E8BF is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E4E8BF is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C3BFE8; it also sits naturally between #E8D8BF and #D0E8BF. 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 91% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4E8BF

.text { color: #E4E8BF; }
.background { background-color: #E4E8BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E8BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 232, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 47%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E8BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 232, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E8BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 232, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4E8BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E8BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3BFE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4E8BF: #000000.

How #E4E8BF 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 #E4E8BF 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

← #E4E8BE  ·  #E4E8C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4E8BF?

#E4E8BF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 232, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E8BF?

#E4E8BF is RGB 228, 232, 191 — HSL 66°, 47%, 83% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 18%, 9%.

What colors go with #E4E8BF?

Its complement is #C3BFE8; analogous partners are #E8D8BF and #D0E8BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4E8BF for text?

Black text on #E4E8BF has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.