#E2DDBC#E2DDBC
#E2DDBC is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.715; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.044 H 100.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2DDBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 221, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 40%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 17%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 16.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.73, -3.70, 16.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.73, 17.24, 102.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.3% -0.0077 0.0434) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.3% 0.044 100.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.2970, 71.5133, 57.8781) |
| Luminance | 0.7151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.31
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 5.51
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 5.97
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 6.27
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 6.30
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2DDBC #BCC1E2
analogous
#E2CABC #E2DDBC #D4E2BC
triadic
#E2DDBC #BCE2DD #DDBCE2
tetradic
#E2DDBC #BCE2CA #BCC1E2 #E2BCD4
square
#E2DDBC #BCE2CA #BCC1E2 #E2BCD4
split-complementary
#E2DDBC #BCD4E2 #CABCE2
monochromatic
#BDB267 #D0C791 #E2DDBC #F4F3E7 #F6F4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#E2DDBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.30
#E2DDBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2DDBC
15.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2DDBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2DDBC | 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)
#E4DBBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5DDBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8D8D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ddbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 221, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.044 100.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebe7d0',
500: '#e2ddbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ddbc; $custom-light: #ebe7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ddbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 221,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.105,
"s": 39.583,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89295,
"c": 0.04407,
"h": 100.1
},
"luminance": 0.71512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2DDBC
secondary
#878EBB
accent
#44B333
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFCFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161614
muted
#848483