#E9EBCA#E9EBCA
#E9EBCA is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.810; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.043 H 110.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9EBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 235, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 45%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 14%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 14%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.13, -6.18, 15.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.13, 16.98, 111.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93% -0.0149 0.0409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93% 0.044 110.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.9722, 81.0051, 67.6043) |
| Luminance | 0.8101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 3.61
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 3.69
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 4.39
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 4.73
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 4.84
Eggshell (survey)
#FFFFD4
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9EBCA #CCCAEB
analogous
#EBDCCA #E9EBCA #D8EBCA
triadic
#E9EBCA #CAE9EB #EBCAE9
tetradic
#E9EBCA #CAEBDC #CCCAEB #EBCAD8
square
#E9EBCA #CAEBDC #CCCAEB #EBCAD8
split-complementary
#E9EBCA #CAD8EB #DCCAEB
monochromatic
#C4C971 #D7DA9E #E9EBCA #F6F7E9 #F6F7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#E9EBCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.20
#E9EBCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9EBCA
17.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9EBCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9EBCA | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.20 | 17.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1E8C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1E9CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEE7E2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ebca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 235, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.043 110.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0f1da',
500: '#e9ebca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ebca; $custom-light: #f0f1da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ebca",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 235,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.636,
"s": 45.205,
"l": 85.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92997,
"c": 0.0435,
"h": 110.1
},
"luminance": 0.81005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9EBCA
secondary
#9693C7
accent
#2DB836
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FEFEFB
border
#D6D6D4
text
#161614
muted
#858583