#E2E2CD#E2E2CD
#E2E2CD is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.7% C 0.028 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 226, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 27%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 9%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 9.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.38, -3.59, 10.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.38, 10.88, 109.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.72% -0.0082 0.0268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.72% 0.028 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.5785, 74.9696, 68.5509) |
| Luminance | 0.7497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 3.53
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 4.21
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 5.95
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 6.23
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 6.29
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E2CD #CDCDE2
analogous
#E2D8CD #E2E2CD #D8E2CD
triadic
#E2E2CD #CDE2E2 #E2CDE2
tetradic
#E2E2CD #CDE2D8 #CDCDE2 #E2CDD8
square
#E2E2CD #CDE2D8 #CDCDE2 #E2CDD8
split-complementary
#E2E2CD #CDD8E2 #D8CDE2
monochromatic
#B5B580 #CCCCA6 #E2E2CD #F4F4EC #F4F4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#E2E2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#E2E2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E2CD
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E2CD | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6E0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6E1CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5DFDC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 226, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.7% 0.028 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebebdc',
500: '#e2e2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e2cd; $custom-light: #ebebdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 226,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 26.582,
"l": 84.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90715,
"c": 0.028,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.74969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E2CD
secondary
#9A9AB9
accent
#40A540
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFDFC
border
#D5D5D5
text
#161615
muted
#848484