#E5C8CE#E5C8CE
#E5C8CE is a very light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.624; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.034 H 3.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5C8CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 200, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 36%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 13%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 10%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.14, 11.17, 0.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.14, 11.20, 3.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.89% 0.0335 0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.89% 0.034 3.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.1071, 62.4242, 67.0526) |
| Luminance | 0.6242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Pink
#FFD1DF
ΔE00 6.23
Pale Pink
#FFCFDC
ΔE00 6.30
Mistyrose
#FFE4E1
ΔE00 7.32
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.36
Light Rose
#FFC5CB
ΔE00 7.55
Pale Rose
#FDC1C5
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5C8CE #C8E5DF
analogous
#E5C8DD #E5C8CE #E5D1C8
triadic
#E5C8CE #CEE5C8 #C8CEE5
tetradic
#E5C8CE #DDE5C8 #C8E5DF #D1C8E5
square
#E5C8CE #DDE5C8 #C8E5DF #D1C8E5
split-complementary
#E5C8CE #C8E5D1 #C8DDE5
monochromatic
#BE7584 #D19EA9 #E5C8CE #F5EAEC #F5EAEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E5C8CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.48
#E5C8CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5C8CE
13.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5C8CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5C8CE | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.48 | 13.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCCCCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2D1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBC6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5c8ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 200, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.034 3.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd8dc',
500: '#e5c8ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5c8ce; $custom-light: #edd8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5c8ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 200,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.586,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 84.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85888,
"c": 0.03358,
"h": 3.8
},
"luminance": 0.62423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5C8CE
secondary
#93BEB5
accent
#AF9637
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFBFC
border
#D5D4D5
text
#161415
muted
#848384