#E2E5CE#E2E5CE
#E2E5CE is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.767; OKLCH L 91.3% C 0.031 H 113.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 229, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 31%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 10%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 10%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.17, -4.96, 10.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.17, 11.95, 114.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.34% -0.012 0.0283) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.34% 0.031 113) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.5225, 76.6639, 69.4629) |
| Luminance | 0.7666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 3.76
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 4.66
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 5.74
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 6.04
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 6.14
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E5CE #D1CEE5
analogous
#E5DCCE #E2E5CE #D6E5CE
triadic
#E2E5CE #CEE2E5 #E5CEE2
tetradic
#E2E5CE #CEE5DC #D1CEE5 #E5CED6
square
#E2E5CE #CEE5DC #D1CEE5 #E5CED6
split-complementary
#E2E5CE #CED6E5 #DCCEE5
monochromatic
#B3BB7E #CAD0A6 #E2E5CE #F3F4EB #F3F4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#E2E5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.33
#E2E5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E5CE
16.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E5CE | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.33 | 16.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9E3CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9E3CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5E2DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 229, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.3% 0.031 113.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebeddd',
500: '#e2e5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e5ce; $custom-light: #ebeddd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 229,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.826,
"s": 30.667,
"l": 85.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91344,
"c": 0.03076,
"h": 113
},
"luminance": 0.76664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E5CE
secondary
#9E9ABE
accent
#3CA94A
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFDFC
border
#D5D5D5
text
#161615
muted
#848484