Palettes / Colors / #E6D679

#E6D679 — Light Yellow

#E6D679 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E6D679 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 #798AE6; it also sits naturally between #E6A079 and #C0E679. 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 90% · Green 84% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 47% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E6D679

.text { color: #E6D679; }
.background { background-color: #E6D679; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6D679; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 214, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 69%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6D679; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 214, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6D679; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 214, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6D679">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6D679">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #798AE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6D679: #000000.

How #E6D679 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 #E6D679 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

← #E6D678  ·  #E6D67A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6D679?

#E6D679 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 230, 214, 121). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6D679?

#E6D679 is RGB 230, 214, 121 — HSL 51°, 69%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 47%, 10%.

What colors go with #E6D679?

Its complement is #798AE6; analogous partners are #E6A079 and #C0E679. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6D679 for text?

Black text on #E6D679 has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.