#E2E9CD#E2E9CD
#E2E9CD is a very light, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.789; OKLCH L 92.1% C 0.038 H 118.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 233, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 39%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 12%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.17, -7.15, 12.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.17, 14.68, 119.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.13% -0.0181 0.0333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.13% 0.038 118.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.5209, 78.8545, 69.1984) |
| Luminance | 0.7885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 4.22
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 5.57
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 5.57
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 5.66
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 6.64
Eggshell (survey)
#FFFFD4
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E9CD #D4CDE9
analogous
#E9E2CD #E2E9CD #D4E9CD
triadic
#E2E9CD #CDE2E9 #E9CDE2
tetradic
#E2E9CD #CDE9E2 #D4CDE9 #E9CDD4
square
#E2E9CD #CDE9E2 #D4CDE9 #E9CDD4
split-complementary
#E2E9CD #CDD4E9 #E2CDE9
monochromatic
#B1C478 #C9D6A2 #E2E9CD #F3F6EA #F3F6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#E2E9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.77
#E2E9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E9CD
16.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E9CD | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.77 | 16.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDE6CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECE6CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5E6E1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 233, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.1% 0.038 118.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebf0dc',
500: '#e2e9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e9cd; $custom-light: #ebf0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 233,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75,
"s": 38.889,
"l": 85.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92128,
"c": 0.03787,
"h": 118.5
},
"luminance": 0.78854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E9CD
secondary
#A297C3
accent
#34B253
background
#FEFFFE
surface
#FDFEFC
border
#D5D6D5
text
#161615
muted
#848584