#e9dcaa

Color #e9dcaa

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 5.42 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#e9dcaa

RGB

rgb(233, 220, 170)

HSL

hsl(47.6, 58.9%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.6, 27%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 27%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(87.69, -3.15, 26.23)

LCH

lch(87.69, 26.42, 96.85)

OKLCH

oklch(89.3%, 0.0666, 95.26)

HWB

hwb(47.6, 66.7%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab7e9

Analogous

#e9bcaa

#e9dcaa

#d6e9aa

Triadic

#e9dcaa

#aae9dc

#dcaae9

Split-complementary

#e9dcaa

#aad6e9

#bcaae9

Tetradic

#e9dcaa

#b7e9aa

#aab7e9

#dcaae9

Square

#e9dcaa

#aae9bc

#aab7e9

#e9aad6

Shades

Color #e9dcaa mixed toward black.

#dbc675

#cdb03f

#a08829

#6b5a1c

#352d0e

Tints

Color #e9dcaa mixed toward white.

#ede2b8

#f0e8c6

#f4edd4

#f8f3e3

#fbf9f1

Tones

Color #e9dcaa mixed toward gray.

#e4d9af

#ded6b4

#d9d3ba

#d4d0bf

#cfcdc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e3b8 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#e4e5bb · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#e8c2c4 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#dcdcdc · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e9dcaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9dcaa]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#e9dcaa (#e9dcaa) is rgb(233, 220, 170) in RGB.

No, #e9dcaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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