#e2ec9f

Color #e2ec9f

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e2ec9f

RGB

rgb(226, 236, 159)

HSL

hsl(67.8, 67%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.8, 32.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 0%, 32.6%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(91.08, -15.21, 36.3)

LCH

lch(91.08, 39.36, 112.73)

OKLCH

oklch(91.8%, 0.0988, 114.39)

HWB

hwb(67.8, 62.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a99fec

Analogous

#ecd09f

#e2ec9f

#bcec9f

Triadic

#e2ec9f

#9fe2ec

#ec9fe2

Split-complementary

#e2ec9f

#9fbcec

#d09fec

Tetradic

#e2ec9f

#9feca9

#a99fec

#ec9fe2

Square

#e2ec9f

#9fecd0

#a99fec

#ec9fbc

Shades

Color #e2ec9f mixed toward black.

#d1e168

#c1d631

#94a521

#636e16

#31370b

Tints

Color #e2ec9f mixed toward white.

#e7efaf

#ecf2bf

#f1f6cf

#f5f9df

#fafcef

Tones

Color #e2ec9f mixed toward gray.

#dde6a6

#d9dfac

#d4d9b2

#cfd2b9

#caccbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6b6 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#e6e5bb · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#e3c5c8 · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2ec9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2ec9f]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#e2ec9f (#e2ec9f) is rgb(226, 236, 159) in RGB.

No, #e2ec9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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