Palettes / Colors / #E6D760

#E6D760 — Yellow

#E6D760 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #E6D760 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.

#E6D760 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 #6070E6; it also sits naturally between #E69460 and #B3E660. 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 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 58% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E6D760

.text { color: #E6D760; }
.background { background-color: #E6D760; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6D760; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 215, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 73%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6D760; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 215, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6D760; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 215, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6D760">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6D760">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6070E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6D760: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6D760

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:

How #E6D760 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 #E6D760 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

← #E6D75F  ·  #E6D761 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6D760?

#E6D760 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 230, 215, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6D760?

#E6D760 is RGB 230, 215, 96 — HSL 53°, 73%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 58%, 10%.

What colors go with #E6D760?

Its complement is #6070E6; analogous partners are #E69460 and #B3E660. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6D760 for text?

Black text on #E6D760 has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.