#E5E7CD#E5E7CD
#E5E7CD is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.782; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.035 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5E7CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 231, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 35%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 11%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 11.3%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.88, -5.09, 12.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.88, 13.44, 112.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.95% -0.0122 0.0323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.95% 0.035 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.9072, 78.2180, 69.0552) |
| Luminance | 0.7822 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 3.23
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 4.63
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 5.14
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 5.25
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 5.47
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5E7CD #CFCDE7
analogous
#E7DCCD #E5E7CD #D8E7CD
triadic
#E5E7CD #CDE5E7 #E7CDE5
tetradic
#E5E7CD #CDE7DC #CFCDE7 #E7CDD8
square
#E5E7CD #CDE7DC #CFCDE7 #E7CDD8
split-complementary
#E5E7CD #CDD8E7 #DCCDE7
monochromatic
#BABF7A #CFD3A4 #E5E7CD #F4F5EA #F4F5EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#E5E7CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.64
#E5E7CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5E7CD
16.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5E7CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5E7CD | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.64 | 16.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECE4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECE5CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9E4E0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5e7cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 231, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.035 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edeedc',
500: '#e5e7cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5e7cd; $custom-light: #edeedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5e7cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 231,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.615,
"s": 35.135,
"l": 85.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91954,
"c": 0.03453,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.78218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5E7CD
secondary
#9B98C0
accent
#38AE41
background
#FEFFFE
surface
#FDFEFC
border
#D5D6D5
text
#161615
muted
#848584