#E1DEB3#E1DEB3
#E1DEB3 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.715; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.057 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1DEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 222, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 43%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 20%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 20.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.73, -5.90, 21.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.73, 22.31, 105.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.21% -0.0139 0.055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.21% 0.057 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.3090, 71.5056, 53.0006) |
| Luminance | 0.7150 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.70
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.85
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.14
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 6.08
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 6.09
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1DEB3 #B3B6E1
analogous
#E1C7B3 #E1DEB3 #CDE1B3
triadic
#E1DEB3 #B3E1DE #DEB3E1
tetradic
#E1DEB3 #B3E1C7 #B3B6E1 #E1B3CD
square
#E1DEB3 #B3E1C7 #B3B6E1 #E1B3CD
split-complementary
#E1DEB3 #B3CDE1 #C7B3E1
monochromatic
#BEB85B #D0CB87 #E1DEB3 #F2F1DF #F6F5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#E1DEB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.30
#E1DEB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1DEB3
15.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1DEB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1DEB3 | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.30 | 15.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6DBB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7DDB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8D8D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1deb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 222, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.057 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eae8ca',
500: '#e1deb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1deb3; $custom-light: #eae8ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1deb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 222,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.087,
"s": 43.396,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89214,
"c": 0.05668,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.71505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1DEB3
secondary
#7E82BA
accent
#38B72F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFCF9
border
#D5D5D2
text
#161613
muted
#848482