#e4dcaa

Color #e4dcaa

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e4dcaa

RGB

rgb(228, 220, 170)

HSL

hsl(51.7, 51.8%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.7, 25.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 25.4%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(87.28, -5.02, 25.61)

LCH

lch(87.28, 26.1, 101.09)

OKLCH

oklch(88.9%, 0.0659, 99.96)

HWB

hwb(51.7, 66.7%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab2e4

Analogous

#e4bfaa

#e4dcaa

#cfe4aa

Triadic

#e4dcaa

#aae4dc

#dcaae4

Split-complementary

#e4dcaa

#aacfe4

#bfaae4

Tetradic

#e4dcaa

#b2e4aa

#aab2e4

#dcaae4

Square

#e4dcaa

#aae4bf

#aab2e4

#e4aacf

Shades

Color #e4dcaa mixed toward black.

#d4c778

#c4b245

#978930

#655b20

#322e10

Tints

Color #e4dcaa mixed toward white.

#e8e2b8

#ede8c6

#f1edd4

#f6f3e3

#faf9f1

Tones

Color #e4dcaa mixed toward gray.

#dfd8af

#dad5b4

#d5d1b8

#d1cebd

#cccac2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e1b8 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#e1e2bb · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#e4c2c4 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#dbdbdb · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e4dcaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e4dcaa]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#e4dcaa (#e4dcaa) is rgb(228, 220, 170) in RGB.

No, #e4dcaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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