#E2DCBB#E2DCBB
#E2DCBB is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.709; OKLCH L 89.1% C 0.044 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2DCBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 220, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 40%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 17%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 17.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.46, -3.34, 16.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.46, 17.30, 101.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.07% -0.0067 0.0437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.07% 0.044 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.9263, 70.9439, 57.2246) |
| Luminance | 0.7094 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.16
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 5.52
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 6.25
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 6.40
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 6.46
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2DCBB #BBC1E2
analogous
#E2C8BB #E2DCBB #D4E2BB
triadic
#E2DCBB #BBE2DC #DCBBE2
tetradic
#E2DCBB #BBE2C8 #BBC1E2 #E2BBD4
square
#E2DCBB #BBE2C8 #BBC1E2 #E2BBD4
split-complementary
#E2DCBB #BBD4E2 #C8BBE2
monochromatic
#BDB065 #D0C690 #E2DCBB #F4F2E6 #F6F4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#E2DCBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.19
#E2DCBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2DCBB
15.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2DCBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2DCBB | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.19 | 15.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3DAB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5DCBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9D7D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2dcbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 220, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.1% 0.044 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebe6cf',
500: '#e2dcbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2dcbb; $custom-light: #ebe6cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2dcbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 220,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 40.206,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89071,
"c": 0.04424,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.70943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2DCBB
secondary
#868EBB
accent
#46B332
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFCFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161613
muted
#848483