#e2d799

Color #e2d799

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.02 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e2d799

RGB

rgb(226, 215, 153)

HSL

hsl(51, 55.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51, 32.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 32.3%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(85.54, -5.41, 32.02)

LCH

lch(85.54, 32.47, 99.59)

OKLCH

oklch(87.4%, 0.0809, 99.32)

HWB

hwb(51, 60%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a4e2

Analogous

#e2b399

#e2d799

#c8e299

Triadic

#e2d799

#99e2d7

#d799e2

Split-complementary

#e2d799

#99c8e2

#b399e2

Tetradic

#e2d799

#a4e299

#99a4e2

#d799e2

Square

#e2d799

#99e2b3

#99a4e2

#e299c8

Shades

Color #e2d799 mixed toward black.

#d4c468

#c5b038

#93842a

#62581c

#312c0e

Tints

Color #e2d799 mixed toward white.

#e7deaa

#ece4bb

#f0ebcc

#f5f2dd

#faf8ee

Tones

Color #e2d799 mixed toward gray.

#dcd39f

#d6cea5

#d0caab

#cac6b1

#c4c2b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ddddab · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#dedfaf · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#e1b7ba · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#d6d6d6 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2d799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2d799]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#e2d799 (#e2d799) is rgb(226, 215, 153) in RGB.

No, #e2d799 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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