Palettes / Colors / #E4EAA3
#E4EAA3 — Light Yellow
#E4EAA3 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #E4EAA3 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.
#E4EAA3 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 #A9A4EA; it also sits naturally between #EACDA4 and #C1EAA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4EAA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 234, 163 |
| HSL | 65°, 63%, 78% |
| HSV | 65°, 30%, 92% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 30%, 8% |
| XYZ | 68.03, 77.98, 46.12 |
| Yxy | 77.98, 0.3541, 0.4059 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.77, -12.97, 33.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.31, -12.51, 27.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 92% · Blue 64%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4EAA3
.text { color: #E4EAA3; }
.background { background-color: #E4EAA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EAA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 234, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 63%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EAA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 234, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EAA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 234, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4EAA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EAA3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E4EAA3
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Tones of #E4EAA3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9A4EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4EAA3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4EAA3
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 #E4EAA3: ·
How #E4EAA3 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 #E4EAA3 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 #E4EAA3?
#E4EAA3 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 234, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EAA3?
#E4EAA3 is RGB 228, 234, 163 — HSL 65°, 63%, 78% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 30%, 8%.
What colors go with #E4EAA3?
Its complement is #A9A4EA; analogous partners are #EACDA4 and #C1EAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4EAA3 for text?
Black text on #E4EAA3 has a contrast ratio of 16.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.