#E9F88A

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Khaki.

About #E9F88A

The hex code #E9F88A represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Khaki. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 248 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow, and 3% black. With a hue angle of 68.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#E9F88A
RGB233, 248, 138
HSL68.2°, 88.7%, 75.7%
CMYK6%, 0%, 44%, 3%
HSV68.2°, 44.4%, 97.3%
LAB94.4, -20.7, 50.9
XYZ71.8, 86.3, 36.9
Decimal15333514

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
18.26:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
15.52:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9F88A; }
.text-color { color: #E9F88A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9F88A; }

Similar Colors

Khaki
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