#e6ecbc

Color #e6ecbc

A moderately saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Lemon Chiffon #fffacd · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class lime-100 #ecfcca · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e6ecbc

RGB

rgb(230, 236, 188)

HSL

hsl(67.5, 55.8%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(67.5, 20.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 20.3%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(91.88, -9.85, 22.66)

LCH

lch(91.88, 24.71, 113.49)

OKLCH

oklch(92.7%, 0.063, 113.47)

HWB

hwb(67.5, 73.7%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2bcec

Analogous

#ecdabc

#e6ecbc

#ceecbc

Triadic

#e6ecbc

#bce6ec

#ecbce6

Split-complementary

#e6ecbc

#bcceec

#dabcec

Tetradic

#e6ecbc

#bcecc2

#c2bcec

#ecbce6

Square

#e6ecbc

#bcecda

#c2bcec

#ecbcce

Shades

Color #e6ecbc mixed toward black.

#d1dc85

#bdcd4e

#96a52f

#646e1f

#323710

Tints

Color #e6ecbc mixed toward white.

#eaefc7

#eef2d2

#f2f5dd

#f7f9e9

#fbfcf4

Tones

Color #e6ecbc mixed toward gray.

#e3e8c0

#e0e4c4

#dde0c8

#dadccc

#d7d8d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

17.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (17.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e9e9c9 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#e8e8cc · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#e6d3d5 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#e8e8e8 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e6ecbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6ecbc]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#e6ecbc (#e6ecbc) is rgb(230, 236, 188) in RGB.

No, #e6ecbc 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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