Palettes / Colors / #E4EA78

#E4EA78 — Light Yellow

#E4EA78 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E4EA78 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 #7C76EA; it also sits naturally between #EAB676 and #AAEA76. 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 92% · Blue 47%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #E4EA78

.text { color: #E4EA78; }
.background { background-color: #E4EA78; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EA78; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 234, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 73%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EA78; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 234, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EA78; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 234, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4EA78">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EA78">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4EA78

Tints of #E4EA78

Tones of #E4EA78

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C76EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4EA78: #000000.

How #E4EA78 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 #E4EA78 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4EA78?

#E4EA78 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 234, 120). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EA78?

#E4EA78 is RGB 228, 234, 120 — HSL 63°, 73%, 69% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 49%, 8%.

What colors go with #E4EA78?

Its complement is #7C76EA; analogous partners are #EAB676 and #AAEA76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4EA78 for text?

Black text on #E4EA78 has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.