HEX Color #E2E975 (Khaki)

About #E2E975

The precise color #E2E975 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Khaki. Its digital footprint relies on 226 parts red, 233 parts green, and 117 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 63.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E2E975

RGB226, 233, 117

HSL63.6°, 72.5%, 68.6%

CMYK3%, 0%, 50%, 9%

HSV63.6°, 49.8%, 91.4%

LAB89.7, -18.2, 55.0

XYZ63.7, 75.7, 28.1

Decimal14870901

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E2E975 #7B74E9

Analogous

#E9B674 #A8E974

Triadic

#74E2E9 #E974E1

Tetradic

#74E9B6 #7B74E9 #E974A7

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E2E975

#E5EB84

#E8ED93

#EBF0A3

#EEF2B2

#F2F5C1

#F5F7D1

#F8FAE0

#FBFCEF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E2E975

#C8CF68

#AFB55B

#969B4E

#7D8141

#646734

#4B4D27

#32331A

#19190D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.30:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

16.15:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.24:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.73:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E2E975; }

.text-color { color: #E2E975; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E2E975; }

Similar Colors

Khaki

#F0E68C