#E1E9CD#E1E9CD
#E1E9CD is a very light, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.787; OKLCH L 92.1% C 0.038 H 120.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1E9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 233, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 39%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 12%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.4%, 0%, 12%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.10, -7.50, 12.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.10, 14.76, 120.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.05% -0.0191 0.033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.05% 0.038 120.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.2082, 78.6932, 69.1837) |
| Luminance | 0.7869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 4.51
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 5.77
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 5.80
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 5.89
Honeydew
#F0FFF0
ΔE00 6.81
Eggshell (survey)
#FFFFD4
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1E9CD #D5CDE9
analogous
#E9E3CD #E1E9CD #D3E9CD
triadic
#E1E9CD #CDE1E9 #E9CDE1
tetradic
#E1E9CD #CDE9E3 #D5CDE9 #E9CDD3
square
#E1E9CD #CDE9E3 #D5CDE9 #E9CDD3
split-complementary
#E1E9CD #CDD3E9 #E3CDE9
monochromatic
#AEC478 #C7D6A2 #E1E9CD #F2F6EA #F2F6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#E1E9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.74
#E1E9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1E9CD
16.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1E9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1E9CD | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.74 | 16.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDE6CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECE6CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4E6E1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1e9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 233, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.1% 0.038 120.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eaf0dc',
500: '#e1e9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1e9cd; $custom-light: #eaf0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1e9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 233,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.143,
"s": 38.889,
"l": 85.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92052,
"c": 0.03812,
"h": 120.1
},
"luminance": 0.78693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1E9CD
secondary
#A497C3
accent
#34B258
background
#FEFFFE
surface
#FDFEFC
border
#D5D6D5
text
#161615
muted
#848584