#e0e596

Color #e0e596

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#e0e596

RGB

rgb(224, 229, 150)

HSL

hsl(63.8, 60.3%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.8, 34.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 34.5%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(88.96, -13.58, 38.02)

LCH

lch(88.96, 40.37, 109.66)

OKLCH

oklch(90%, 0.1007, 111.32)

HWB

hwb(63.8, 58.8%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b96e5

Analogous

#e5c296

#e0e596

#b8e596

Triadic

#e0e596

#96e0e5

#e596e0

Split-complementary

#e0e596

#96b8e5

#c296e5

Tetradic

#e0e596

#96e59b

#9b96e5

#e596e0

Square

#e0e596

#96e5c2

#9b96e5

#e596b8

Shades

Color #e0e596 mixed toward black.

#d1d863

#c1ca32

#919826

#606519

#30330d

Tints

Color #e0e596 mixed toward white.

#e5e9a7

#eaeeb9

#eff2ca

#f5f6dc

#fafbed

Tones

Color #e0e596 mixed toward gray.

#dade9d

#d4d8a3

#cfd1aa

#c9cbb0

#c3c4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e2ae · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#e2e2b3 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#e0bec1 · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#dfdfdf · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e0e596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e0e596]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#e0e596 (#e0e596) is rgb(224, 229, 150) in RGB.

No, #e0e596 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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