Palettes / Colors / #EAD681

#EAD681 — Light Yellow

#EAD681 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EAD681 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 #8194EA; it also sits naturally between #EAA281 and #C8EA81. 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 92% · Green 84% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 45% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAD681

.text { color: #EAD681; }
.background { background-color: #EAD681; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD681; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 214, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 71%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD681; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 214, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD681; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 214, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAD681">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD681">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8194EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAD681: #000000.

How #EAD681 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 #EAD681 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 #EAD681?

#EAD681 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 214, 129). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD681?

#EAD681 is RGB 234, 214, 129 — HSL 49°, 71%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 45%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAD681?

Its complement is #8194EA; analogous partners are #EAA281 and #C8EA81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAD681 for text?

Black text on #EAD681 has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.