#e5cd9a

Color #e5cd9a

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 7.58 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e5cd9a

RGB

rgb(229, 205, 154)

HSL

hsl(40.8, 59.1%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.8, 32.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 32.8%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(83.26, 1.02, 28.5)

LCH

lch(83.26, 28.52, 87.95)

OKLCH

oklch(85.6%, 0.0717, 85.6)

HWB

hwb(40.8, 60.4%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ab2e5

Analogous

#e5a79a

#e5cd9a

#d8e59a

Triadic

#e5cd9a

#9ae5cd

#cd9ae5

Split-complementary

#e5cd9a

#9ad8e5

#a79ae5

Tetradic

#e5cd9a

#b2e59a

#9ab2e5

#cd9ae5

Square

#e5cd9a

#9ae5a7

#9ab2e5

#e59ad8

Shades

Color #e5cd9a mixed toward black.

#d8b467

#cb9b34

#987427

#664d1a

#33270d

Tints

Color #e5cd9a mixed toward white.

#e9d5ab

#eedebc

#f2e6cc

#f6eedd

#fbf7ee

Tones

Color #e5cd9a mixed toward gray.

#dfcba0

#d9c9a6

#d2c6ad

#ccc4b3

#c6c2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdba8 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#dcdeab · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#e4b2b5 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#cfcfcf · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5cd9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5cd9a]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Orange #ffa500

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#e5cd9a (#e5cd9a) is rgb(229, 205, 154) in RGB.

No, #e5cd9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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