#e5d59c

Color #e5d59c

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#e5d59c

RGB

rgb(229, 213, 156)

HSL

hsl(46.8, 58.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.8, 31.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 31.9%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(85.33, -2.87, 30.23)

LCH

lch(85.33, 30.37, 95.42)

OKLCH

oklch(87.3%, 0.0759, 94.31)

HWB

hwb(46.8, 61.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cace5

Analogous

#e5b09c

#e5d59c

#d1e59c

Triadic

#e5d59c

#9ce5d5

#d59ce5

Split-complementary

#e5d59c

#9cd1e5

#b09ce5

Tetradic

#e5d59c

#ace59c

#9cace5

#d59ce5

Square

#e5d59c

#9ce5b0

#9cace5

#e59cd1

Shades

Color #e5d59c mixed toward black.

#d8bf69

#caaa36

#988028

#66551b

#332b0d

Tints

Color #e5d59c mixed toward white.

#e9dcad

#eee3bd

#f2eace

#f6f1de

#fbf8ef

Tones

Color #e5d59c mixed toward gray.

#dfd2a2

#d9cea8

#d3cbae

#cdc7b4

#c7c4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dedeac · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#dfe0b0 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#e4b8ba · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5d59c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5d59c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#e5d59c (#e5d59c) is rgb(229, 213, 156) in RGB.

No, #e5d59c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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