#e5e2d8

Color #e5e2d8

A muted very light yellow.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.69 Nearest Tailwind class olive-200 #e8e8e3 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e2d8

RGB

rgb(229, 226, 216)

HSL

hsl(46.2, 20%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.2, 5.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 5.7%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(89.86, -0.72, 5.24)

LCH

lch(89.86, 5.29, 97.82)

OKLCH

oklch(91.2%, 0.0138, 92.9)

HWB

hwb(46.2, 84.7%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8dbe5

Analogous

#e5dcd8

#e5e2d8

#e2e5d8

Triadic

#e5e2d8

#d8e5e2

#e2d8e5

Split-complementary

#e5e2d8

#d8e2e5

#dcd8e5

Tetradic

#e5e2d8

#dbe5d8

#d8dbe5

#e2d8e5

Square

#e5e2d8

#d8e5dc

#d8dbe5

#e5d8e2

Shades

Color #e5e2d8 mixed toward black.

#c7c1ac

#aaa07f

#867b59

#59523b

#2d291e

Tints

Color #e5e2d8 mixed toward white.

#e9e7df

#eeece5

#f2f1ec

#f6f5f2

#fbfaf9

Tones

Color #e5e2d8 mixed toward gray.

#e4e2d9

#e3e1da

#e2e0db

#e1e0dc

#e0dfde

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4da · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#e4e4db · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#e5dcdd · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e2d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e2d8]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#e5e2d8 (#e5e2d8) is rgb(229, 226, 216) in RGB.

No, #e5e2d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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