#e2e2dc

Color #e2e2dc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light yellow.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.69 Nearest Tailwind class olive-200 #e8e8e3 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e2e2dc

RGB

rgb(226, 226, 220)

HSL

hsl(60, 9.4%, 87.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 2.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 2.7%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(89.73, -1.06, 2.93)

LCH

lch(89.73, 3.12, 109.89)

OKLCH

oklch(91.1%, 0.008, 106.63)

HWB

hwb(60, 86.3%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcdce2

Analogous

#e2dfdc

#e2e2dc

#dfe2dc

Triadic

#e2e2dc

#dce2e2

#e2dce2

Split-complementary

#e2e2dc

#dcdfe2

#dfdce2

Tetradic

#e2e2dc

#dce2dc

#dcdce2

#e2dce2

Square

#e2e2dc

#dce2df

#dcdce2

#e2dcdf

Shades

Color #e2e2dc mixed toward black.

#c0c0b3

#9f9f8b

#7a7a65

#515143

#292922

Tints

Color #e2e2dc mixed toward white.

#e7e7e2

#ecece8

#f1f1ee

#f5f5f3

#fafaf9

Tones

Color #e2e2dc mixed toward gray.

#e2e2dd

#e1e1dd

#e1e1de

#e0e0de

#e0e0df

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e2dd · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#e2e2de · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#e2dfdf · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2e2dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2e2dc]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#e2e2dc (#e2e2dc) is rgb(226, 226, 220) in RGB.

No, #e2e2dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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