#e6dcaf

Color #e6dcaf

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 5.45 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#e6dcaf

RGB

rgb(230, 220, 175)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 52.4%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 23.9%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 23.9%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(87.54, -3.59, 23.39)

LCH

lch(87.54, 23.66, 98.73)

OKLCH

oklch(89.1%, 0.0599, 96.99)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 68.6%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb9e6

Analogous

#e6c0af

#e6dcaf

#d4e6af

Triadic

#e6dcaf

#afe6dc

#dcafe6

Split-complementary

#e6dcaf

#afd4e6

#c0afe6

Tetradic

#e6dcaf

#b9e6af

#afb9e6

#dcafe6

Square

#e6dcaf

#afe6c0

#afb9e6

#e6afd4

Shades

Color #e6dcaf mixed toward black.

#d6c67c

#c6af48

#9a8730

#675a20

#332d10

Tints

Color #e6dcaf mixed toward white.

#eae2bc

#eee8ca

#f2edd7

#f7f3e4

#fbf9f2

Tones

Color #e6dcaf mixed toward gray.

#e1d9b4

#ddd6b8

#d8d3bd

#d4d0c1

#cfcdc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e2bb · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#e2e3be · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#e6c4c6 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#dbdbdb · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e6dcaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6dcaf]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#e6dcaf (#e6dcaf) is rgb(230, 220, 175) in RGB.

No, #e6dcaf 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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