#E8DBAE#E8DBAE
#E8DBAE is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.709; OKLCH L 89.1% C 0.061 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8DBAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 219, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 56%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 25%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 25%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.42, -2.47, 23.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.42, 23.91, 95.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.08% -0.0041 0.0605) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.08% 0.061 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.2504, 70.8763, 50.2267) |
| Luminance | 0.7087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 1.85
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.63
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.01
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.16
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.19
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8DBAE #AEBBE8
analogous
#E8BEAE #E8DBAE #D8E8AE
triadic
#E8DBAE #AEE8DB #DBAEE8
tetradic
#E8DBAE #AEE8BE #AEBBE8 #E8AED8
square
#E8DBAE #AEE8BE #AEBBE8 #E8AED8
split-complementary
#E8DBAE #AED8E8 #BEAEE8
monochromatic
#CDB14F #DAC67E #E8DBAE #F6F0DE #F8F4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#E8DBAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.18
#E8DBAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8DBAE
15.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8DBAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8DBAE | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.18 | 15.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D9AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8DDAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1D4CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8dbae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 219, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.1% 0.061 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e6c6',
500: '#e8dbae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8dbae; $custom-light: #f0e6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8dbae",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 219,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.552,
"s": 55.769,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89076,
"c": 0.06059,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.70875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8DBAE
secondary
#7788C3
accent
#46C322
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#161513
muted
#858482