#e5e3b5

Color #e5e3b5

A moderately saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#e5e3b5

RGB

rgb(229, 227, 181)

HSL

hsl(57.5, 48%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.5, 21%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 21%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(89.36, -6.69, 22.78)

LCH

lch(89.36, 23.74, 106.37)

OKLCH

oklch(90.6%, 0.0603, 105.49)

HWB

hwb(57.5, 71%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b7e5

Analogous

#e5cbb5

#e5e3b5

#cfe5b5

Triadic

#e5e3b5

#b5e5e3

#e3b5e5

Split-complementary

#e5e3b5

#b5cfe5

#cbb5e5

Tetradic

#e5e3b5

#b7e5b5

#b5b7e5

#e3b5e5

Square

#e5e3b5

#b5e5cb

#b5b7e5

#e5b5cf

Shades

Color #e5e3b5 mixed toward black.

#d3d082

#c1bd50

#989435

#656224

#333112

Tints

Color #e5e3b5 mixed toward white.

#e9e8c1

#eeecce

#f2f1da

#f6f6e6

#fbfaf3

Tones

Color #e5e3b5 mixed toward gray.

#e1dfb9

#dddcbd

#d9d8c1

#d5d4c5

#d1d1c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4c1 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#e4e4c4 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#e5cbcd · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#e1e1e1 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e5e3b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5e3b5]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Frequently asked questions

#e5e3b5 (#e5e3b5) is rgb(229, 227, 181) in RGB.

No, #e5e3b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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