Palettes / Colors / #E9DA86

#E9DA86 — Light Yellow

#E9DA86 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E9DA86 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 #8695E9; it also sits naturally between #E9A986 and #C6E986. 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 91% · Green 85% · Blue 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 42% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9DA86

.text { color: #E9DA86; }
.background { background-color: #E9DA86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9DA86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 218, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 69%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9DA86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 218, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9DA86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 218, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9DA86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9DA86">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8695E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9DA86: #000000.

How #E9DA86 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 #E9DA86 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9DA86?

#E9DA86 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 233, 218, 134). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9DA86?

#E9DA86 is RGB 233, 218, 134 — HSL 51°, 69%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 42%, 9%.

What colors go with #E9DA86?

Its complement is #8695E9; analogous partners are #E9A986 and #C6E986. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9DA86 for text?

Black text on #E9DA86 has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.