#e5e8c1

Color #e5e8c1

A moderately saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2 · ΔE 6.59 Nearest Tailwind class lime-100 #ecfcca · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e8c1

RGB

rgb(229, 232, 193)

HSL

hsl(64.6, 45.9%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.6, 16.8%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 16.8%, 9%)

LAB

lab(90.88, -7.46, 18.68)

LCH

lch(90.88, 20.11, 111.77)

OKLCH

oklch(91.9%, 0.0514, 110.97)

HWB

hwb(64.6, 75.7%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c1e8

Analogous

#e8d7c1

#e5e8c1

#d1e8c1

Triadic

#e5e8c1

#c1e5e8

#e8c1e5

Split-complementary

#e5e8c1

#c1d1e8

#d7c1e8

Tetradic

#e5e8c1

#c1e8c4

#c4c1e8

#e8c1e5

Square

#e5e8c1

#c1e8d7

#c4c1e8

#e8c1d1

Shades

Color #e5e8c1 mixed toward black.

#cfd58d

#bac25a

#939b39

#626726

#313413

Tints

Color #e5e8c1 mixed toward white.

#e9eccb

#eef0d6

#f2f3e0

#f6f7ea

#fbfbf5

Tones

Color #e5e8c1 mixed toward gray.

#e2e5c4

#dfe1c7

#dddecb

#dadbce

#d7d8d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6cb · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#e6e6ce · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#e5d3d5 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e8c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e8c1]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#e5e8c1 (#e5e8c1) is rgb(229, 232, 193) in RGB.

No, #e5e8c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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