#e6e6e1

Color #e6e6e1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light yellow.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.28 Nearest Tailwind class olive-200 #e8e8e3 · ΔE 0.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e6e6e1

RGB

rgb(230, 230, 225)

HSL

hsl(60, 9.1%, 89.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 2.2%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 2.2%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(91.17, -0.88, 2.43)

LCH

lch(91.17, 2.58, 109.91)

OKLCH

oklch(92.4%, 0.0067, 106.53)

HWB

hwb(60, 88.2%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1e1e6

Analogous

#e6e3e1

#e6e6e1

#e3e6e1

Triadic

#e6e6e1

#e1e6e6

#e6e1e6

Split-complementary

#e6e6e1

#e1e3e6

#e3e1e6

Tetradic

#e6e6e1

#e1e6e1

#e1e1e6

#e6e1e6

Square

#e6e6e1

#e1e6e3

#e1e1e6

#e6e1e3

Shades

Color #e6e6e1 mixed toward black.

#c4c4b8

#a1a18e

#7c7c67

#535345

#292922

Tints

Color #e6e6e1 mixed toward white.

#eaeae6

#eeeeeb

#f2f2f0

#f7f7f5

#fbfbfa

Tones

Color #e6e6e1 mixed toward gray.

#e6e6e1

#e5e5e2

#e4e4e3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e6e6e2 · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#e6e6e3 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#e6e3e3 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e6e6e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6e6e1]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#e6e6e1 (#e6e6e1) is rgb(230, 230, 225) in RGB.

No, #e6e6e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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