#e2cd5e

Color #e2cd5e

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 14.65 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#e2cd5e

RGB

rgb(226, 205, 94)

HSL

hsl(50.5, 69.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.5, 58.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 58.4%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(82.19, -6.01, 56.78)

LCH

lch(82.19, 57.1, 96.04)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.1329, 98.7)

HWB

hwb(50.5, 36.9%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e73e2

Analogous

#e28b5e

#e2cd5e

#b5e25e

Triadic

#e2cd5e

#5ee2cd

#cd5ee2

Split-complementary

#e2cd5e

#5eb5e2

#8b5ee2

Tetradic

#e2cd5e

#73e25e

#5e73e2

#cd5ee2

Square

#e2cd5e

#5ee28b

#5e73e2

#e25eb5

Shades

Color #e2cd5e mixed toward black.

#dabf31

#b59d21

#887618

#5a4f10

#2d2708

Tints

Color #e2cd5e mixed toward white.

#e7d579

#ecde94

#f0e6ae

#f5eec9

#faf7e4

Tones

Color #e2cd5e mixed toward gray.

#d7c669

#ccbe74

#c1b67f

#b6af8a

#aba795

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d984 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#dadc8c · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#e19b9f · ΔE 38.4

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2cd5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2cd5e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#e2cd5e (#e2cd5e) is rgb(226, 205, 94) in RGB.

No, #e2cd5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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