Palettes / Colors / #E8E596
#E8E596 — Light Yellow
#E8E596 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #E8E596 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.
#E8E596 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 #9699E8; it also sits naturally between #E8BD96 and #C2E896. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E8E596 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 229, 150 |
| HSL | 58°, 64%, 75% |
| HSV | 58°, 35%, 91% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 35%, 9% |
| XYZ | 66.80, 75.40, 39.89 |
| Yxy | 75.40, 0.3669, 0.4141 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.58, -10.53, 38.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.83, -10.15, 29.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 90% · Blue 59%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 35% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E8E596
.text { color: #E8E596; }
.background { background-color: #E8E596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8E596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 229, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 64%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8E596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 229, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8E596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 229, 150, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E8E596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8E596">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E8E596
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9699E8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E8E596: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8E596
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 #E8E596: ·
How #E8E596 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 #E8E596 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 #E8E596?
#E8E596 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 232, 229, 150). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E8E596?
#E8E596 is RGB 232, 229, 150 — HSL 58°, 64%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 35%, 9%.
What colors go with #E8E596?
Its complement is #9699E8; analogous partners are #E8BD96 and #C2E896. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E8E596 for text?
Black text on #E8E596 has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.