#e9dec5

Color #e9dec5

A moderately saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Antique White #faebd7 · ΔE 5.83 Nearest Tailwind class orange-100 #ffedd4 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e9dec5

RGB

rgb(233, 222, 197)

HSL

hsl(41.7, 45%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.7, 15.5%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 15.5%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(88.73, -0.32, 13.62)

LCH

lch(88.73, 13.62, 91.35)

OKLCH

oklch(90.3%, 0.0353, 87.08)

HWB

hwb(41.7, 77.3%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5d0e9

Analogous

#e9ccc5

#e9dec5

#e2e9c5

Triadic

#e9dec5

#c5e9de

#dec5e9

Split-complementary

#e9dec5

#c5e2e9

#ccc5e9

Tetradic

#e9dec5

#d0e9c5

#c5d0e9

#dec5e9

Square

#e9dec5

#c5e9cc

#c5d0e9

#e9c5e2

Shades

Color #e9dec5 mixed toward black.

#d5c091

#c2a35d

#9c7e3b

#685427

#342a14

Tints

Color #e9dec5 mixed toward white.

#ede3cf

#f0e9d8

#f4eee2

#f8f4ec

#fbf9f5

Tones

Color #e9dec5 mixed toward gray.

#e6ddc8

#e3dccb

#e0dace

#ddd9d1

#dad8d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e4cb · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#e5e6cd · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#e8d0d1 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#dfdfdf · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e9dec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9dec5]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#e9dec5 (#e9dec5) is rgb(233, 222, 197) in RGB.

No, #e9dec5 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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