#e5dcd8

Color #e5dcd8

A muted very light orange.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.91 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e5dcd8

RGB

rgb(229, 220, 216)

HSL

hsl(18.5, 20%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.5, 5.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 5.7%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(88.35, 2.38, 3.05)

LCH

lch(88.35, 3.87, 52.03)

OKLCH

oklch(90.1%, 0.0113, 45.72)

HWB

hwb(18.5, 84.7%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8e1e5

Analogous

#e5d8db

#e5dcd8

#e5e3d8

Triadic

#e5dcd8

#d8e5dc

#dcd8e5

Split-complementary

#e5dcd8

#d8e5e3

#d8dbe5

Tetradic

#e5dcd8

#e1e5d8

#d8e1e5

#dcd8e5

Square

#e5dcd8

#dbe5d8

#d8e1e5

#e3d8e5

Shades

Color #e5dcd8 mixed toward black.

#c7b4ac

#aa8c7f

#866759

#59453b

#2d221e

Tints

Color #e5dcd8 mixed toward white.

#e9e2df

#eee8e5

#f2eeec

#f6f3f2

#fbf9f9

Tones

Color #e5dcd8 mixed toward gray.

#e4ddd9

#e3ddda

#e2dddb

#e1dedc

#e0dede

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e1d9 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#e2e2d9 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#e5dada · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#dedede · ΔE 4.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5dcd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5dcd8]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#e5dcd8 (#e5dcd8) is rgb(229, 220, 216) in RGB.

No, #e5dcd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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