#E1DCBD#E1DCBD
#E1DCBD is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.709; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.042 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1DCBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 220, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 38%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 16%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 16%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.42, -3.40, 15.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.42, 16.23, 102.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.04% -0.0069 0.041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.04% 0.042 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.8292, 70.8689, 58.3454) |
| Luminance | 0.7087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 5.15
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.80
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 5.94
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 6.33
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 6.57
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1DCBD #BDC2E1
analogous
#E1CABD #E1DCBD #D4E1BD
triadic
#E1DCBD #BDE1DC #DCBDE1
tetradic
#E1DCBD #BDE1CA #BDC2E1 #E1BDD4
square
#E1DCBD #BDE1CA #BDC2E1 #E1BDD4
split-complementary
#E1DCBD #BDD4E1 #CABDE1
monochromatic
#BBAF69 #CEC693 #E1DCBD #F4F2E7 #F5F4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#E1DCBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.17
#E1DCBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1DCBD
15.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1DCBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1DCBD | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.17 | 15.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2DABB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4DCBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7D7D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1dcbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 220, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.042 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eae6d1',
500: '#e1dcbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1dcbd; $custom-light: #eae6d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1dcbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 220,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.667,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89037,
"c": 0.04154,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.70868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1DCBD
secondary
#888FBA
accent
#46B035
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFCFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161614
muted
#848483