#e5e2dc

Color #e5e2dc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light orange.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.95 Nearest Tailwind class olive-200 #e8e8e3 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e2dc

RGB

rgb(229, 226, 220)

HSL

hsl(40, 14.8%, 88%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 3.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 3.9%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(89.96, -0.04, 3.28)

LCH

lch(89.96, 3.28, 90.7)

OKLCH

oklch(91.4%, 0.0087, 84.75)

HWB

hwb(40, 86.3%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcdfe5

Analogous

#e5dddc

#e5e2dc

#e3e5dc

Triadic

#e5e2dc

#dce5e2

#e2dce5

Split-complementary

#e5e2dc

#dce3e5

#dddce5

Tetradic

#e5e2dc

#dfe5dc

#dcdfe5

#e2dce5

Square

#e5e2dc

#dce5dd

#dcdfe5

#e5dce3

Shades

Color #e5e2dc mixed toward black.

#c5beb1

#a59b86

#817660

#564e40

#2b2720

Tints

Color #e5e2dc mixed toward white.

#e9e7e2

#eeece8

#f2f0ed

#f6f5f3

#fbfaf9

Tones

Color #e5e2dc mixed toward gray.

#e4e2dd

#e3e1dd

#e3e1de

#e2e1df

#e1e1e0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4dd · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#e4e4de · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#e5dfdf · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e2dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e2dc]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#e5e2dc (#e5e2dc) is rgb(229, 226, 220) in RGB.

No, #e5e2dc 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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