#e5e1dd

Color #e5e1dd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light orange.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-200 #e8e4e3 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e1dd

RGB

rgb(229, 225, 221)

HSL

hsl(30, 13.3%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 3.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 3.5%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(89.73, 0.65, 2.43)

LCH

lch(89.73, 2.52, 75.02)

OKLCH

oklch(91.2%, 0.0069, 67.89)

HWB

hwb(30, 86.7%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dde1e5

Analogous

#e5dddd

#e5e1dd

#e5e5dd

Triadic

#e5e1dd

#dde5e1

#e1dde5

Split-complementary

#e5e1dd

#dde5e5

#dddde5

Tetradic

#e5e1dd

#e1e5dd

#dde1e5

#e1dde5

Square

#e5e1dd

#dde5dd

#dde1e5

#e5dde5

Shades

Color #e5e1dd mixed toward black.

#c4bbb2

#a49688

#7f7061

#554b41

#2a2520

Tints

Color #e5e1dd mixed toward white.

#e9e6e3

#eeebe8

#f2f0ee

#f6f5f4

#fbfaf9

Tones

Color #e5e1dd mixed toward gray.

#e4e1de

#e3e1df

#e2e1e0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e3de · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#e4e4de · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#e5dfdf · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 2.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e1dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e1dd]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#e5e1dd (#e5e1dd) is rgb(229, 225, 221) in RGB.

No, #e5e1dd 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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