#e5e097

Color #e5e097

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.48 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e097

RGB

rgb(229, 224, 151)

HSL

hsl(56.2, 60%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.2, 34.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 34.1%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(88.07, -9.06, 36.42)

LCH

lch(88.07, 37.53, 103.97)

OKLCH

oklch(89.4%, 0.0932, 104.8)

HWB

hwb(56.2, 59.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979ce5

Analogous

#e5b997

#e5e097

#c3e597

Triadic

#e5e097

#97e5e0

#e097e5

Split-complementary

#e5e097

#97c3e5

#b997e5

Tetradic

#e5e097

#9ce597

#979ce5

#e097e5

Square

#e5e097

#97e5b9

#979ce5

#e597c3

Shades

Color #e5e097 mixed toward black.

#d8d164

#cbc133

#989126

#656119

#33300d

Tints

Color #e5e097 mixed toward white.

#e9e5a8

#eeeaba

#f2f0cb

#f6f5dc

#fbfaee

Tones

Color #e5e097 mixed toward gray.

#deda9d

#d8d5a4

#d1cfaa

#cbc9b1

#c4c4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e3ac · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#e3e4b1 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#e5bbbe · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#dddddd · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e097;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e097]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#e5e097 (#e5e097) is rgb(229, 224, 151) in RGB.

No, #e5e097 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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