#e1d596

Color #e1d596

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.85 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e1d596

RGB

rgb(225, 213, 150)

HSL

hsl(50.4, 55.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.4, 33.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 33.3%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(84.89, -5.13, 32.69)

LCH

lch(84.89, 33.09, 98.92)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.0822, 98.67)

HWB

hwb(50.4, 58.8%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a2e1

Analogous

#e1af96

#e1d596

#c7e196

Triadic

#e1d596

#96e1d5

#d596e1

Split-complementary

#e1d596

#96c7e1

#af96e1

Tetradic

#e1d596

#a2e196

#96a2e1

#d596e1

Square

#e1d596

#96e1af

#96a2e1

#e196c7

Shades

Color #e1d596 mixed toward black.

#d3c265

#c2ac37

#92812a

#61561c

#312b0e

Tints

Color #e1d596 mixed toward white.

#e6dca7

#ebe3b9

#f0eaca

#f5f1dc

#faf8ed

Tones

Color #e1d596 mixed toward gray.

#dbd19c

#d4cca2

#cec8a9

#c8c4af

#c2c0b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdca8 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#ddddac · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#e0b5b7 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e1d596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e1d596]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#e1d596 (#e1d596) is rgb(225, 213, 150) in RGB.

No, #e1d596 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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