Palettes / Colors / #E6E366
#E6E366 — Yellow
#E6E366 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 #E6E366 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.
#E6E366 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 #6568E6; it also sits naturally between #E6A465 and #A8E665. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E6E366 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 230, 227, 102 |
| HSL | 59°, 72%, 65% |
| HSV | 59°, 56%, 90% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 56%, 10% |
| XYZ | 62.50, 72.72, 23.31 |
| Yxy | 72.72, 0.3942, 0.4587 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.31, -14.83, 60.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.28, -14.07, 40.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 89% · Blue 40%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 56% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E6E366
.text { color: #E6E366; }
.background { background-color: #E6E366; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6E366; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 227, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 72%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6E366; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 227, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6E366; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 227, 102, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E6E366">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6E366">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6568E6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E6E366: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6E366
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 #E6E366: ·
How #E6E366 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 #E6E366 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 #E6E366?
#E6E366 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 230, 227, 102). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E6E366?
#E6E366 is RGB 230, 227, 102 — HSL 59°, 72%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 56%, 10%.
What colors go with #E6E366?
Its complement is #6568E6; analogous partners are #E6A465 and #A8E665. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E6E366 for text?
Black text on #E6E366 has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.