#e6e5e2

Color #e6e5e2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light yellow.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.56 Nearest Tailwind class stone-200 #e7e5e4 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#e6e5e2

RGB

rgb(230, 229, 226)

HSL

hsl(45, 7.4%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 1.7%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 1.7%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(90.94, -0.19, 1.58)

LCH

lch(90.94, 1.59, 96.86)

OKLCH

oklch(92.2%, 0.0042, 91.36)

HWB

hwb(45, 88.6%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2e3e6

Analogous

#e6e3e2

#e6e5e2

#e5e6e2

Triadic

#e6e5e2

#e2e6e5

#e5e2e6

Split-complementary

#e6e5e2

#e2e5e6

#e3e2e6

Tetradic

#e6e5e2

#e3e6e2

#e2e3e6

#e5e2e6

Square

#e6e5e2

#e2e6e3

#e2e3e6

#e6e2e5

Shades

Color #e6e5e2 mixed toward black.

#c3c0b9

#a09c90

#7a766a

#524f46

#292723

Tints

Color #e6e5e2 mixed toward white.

#eae9e7

#eeeeec

#f2f2f0

#f7f6f5

#fbfbfa

Tones

Color #e6e5e2 mixed toward gray.

#e6e5e2

#e5e5e3

#e5e4e3

#e4e4e4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6e3 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#e6e6e3 · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#e6e3e3 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e6e5e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6e5e2]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#e6e5e2 (#e6e5e2) is rgb(230, 229, 226) in RGB.

No, #e6e5e2 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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