#e2d6ad

Color #e2d6ad

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 5.75 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#e2d6ad

RGB

rgb(226, 214, 173)

HSL

hsl(46.4, 47.7%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.4, 23.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 23.5%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(85.65, -2.28, 21.78)

LCH

lch(85.65, 21.9, 95.98)

OKLCH

oklch(87.6%, 0.0556, 93.71)

HWB

hwb(46.4, 67.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb9e2

Analogous

#e2bbad

#e2d6ad

#d3e2ad

Triadic

#e2d6ad

#ade2d6

#d6ade2

Split-complementary

#e2d6ad

#add3e2

#bbade2

Tetradic

#e2d6ad

#b9e2ad

#adb9e2

#d6ade2

Square

#e2d6ad

#ade2bb

#adb9e2

#e2add3

Shades

Color #e2d6ad mixed toward black.

#d1bd7c

#bfa54b

#937e34

#625423

#312a11

Tints

Color #e2d6ad mixed toward white.

#e7ddbb

#ece4c8

#f0ead6

#f5f1e4

#faf8f1

Tones

Color #e2d6ad mixed toward gray.

#ded3b1

#d9d1b6

#d5cfba

#d0ccbf

#cccac3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ddddb8 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#dedebb · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#e1c0c2 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#d6d6d6 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2d6ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2d6ad]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#e2d6ad (#e2d6ad) is rgb(226, 214, 173) in RGB.

No, #e2d6ad 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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