#e5e2ae

Color #e5e2ae

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 5.55 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e2ae

RGB

rgb(229, 226, 174)

HSL

hsl(56.7, 51.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.7, 24%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 24%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(88.97, -7.15, 25.87)

LCH

lch(88.97, 26.84, 105.45)

OKLCH

oklch(90.2%, 0.0678, 104.96)

HWB

hwb(56.7, 68.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb1e5

Analogous

#e5c6ae

#e5e2ae

#cce5ae

Triadic

#e5e2ae

#aee5e2

#e2aee5

Split-complementary

#e5e2ae

#aecce5

#c6aee5

Tetradic

#e5e2ae

#b1e5ae

#aeb1e5

#e2aee5

Square

#e5e2ae

#aee5c6

#aeb1e5

#e5aecc

Shades

Color #e5e2ae mixed toward black.

#d5d07b

#c4be48

#989331

#666221

#333110

Tints

Color #e5e2ae mixed toward white.

#e9e7bb

#eeecc9

#f2f0d6

#f6f5e4

#fbfaf1

Tones

Color #e5e2ae mixed toward gray.

#e0deb3

#dcdab7

#d7d6bc

#d3d2c0

#cecec5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4bc · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#e4e4c0 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#e5c7c9 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#dfdfdf · ΔE 17.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e2ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e2ae]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#e5e2ae (#e5e2ae) is rgb(229, 226, 174) in RGB.

No, #e5e2ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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