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#e5ce88 color: Lemon Thyme

#e5ce88 is rgb(229, 206, 136) in RGB and oklch(85.487% 0.09256 91.952) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

85.5%
0.093
92°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Peach
  • orange-200
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.55:1Hard to read
Lc -29
Black text
13.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 78

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About #e5ce88

#e5ce88 is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 85.5% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.55:1 contrast and black text 13.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lemon Thyme (#e4cf86). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #e5ce88 mixed with white

  1. e5ce88
  2. e8d395
  3. ead8a1
  4. edddad
  5. efe2b9
  6. f2e7c5
  7. f5ecd0
  8. f7f1dc
  9. faf5e8
  10. fcfaf3

Darker: #e5ce88 mixed with black

  1. e5ce88
  2. c7b375
  3. aa9863
  4. 8e7f52
  5. 726641
  6. 584e31
  7. 3f3822
  8. 282313
  9. 120f06
  10. 030201

Calmer: #e5ce88 with less saturation

  1. e5ce88
  2. e3ce90
  3. e1cf98
  4. decf9f
  5. dccfa6
  6. dacfae
  7. d8cfb5
  8. d6cfbb
  9. d3cfc2
  10. d1cfc9

Questions about #e5ce88

What color is #e5ce88?

#e5ce88 is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Lemon Thyme. In RGB it is rgb(229, 206, 136), in HSL hsl(45.16, 64.14%, 71.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(85.487% 0.09256 91.952).

What colors go well with #e5ce88?

The complementary color of #e5ce88 is #baccff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fcc290 and #c5d995. The triadic partners are #82e0f3 and #f4b9eb.

Is white or black text more readable on #e5ce88?

Black text reads better on #e5ce88: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and black gives 13.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e5ce88 a warm or cool color?

#e5ce88 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 85.5% and its chroma 0.093.