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#e5e8b0 color: Cucumber Cream

#e5e8b0 is rgb(229, 232, 176) in RGB and oklch(91.505% 0.07279 110.303) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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63°
100%

91.5%
0.073
110°
  • Beige
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Vanilla
  • amber-100
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.27:1Hard to read
Lc -16
Black text
16.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 90

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About #e5e8b0

#e5e8b0 is a pastel very light beige color. In OKLCH it has 91.5% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 110°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.27:1 contrast and black text 16.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cucumber Cream (#e4ebb1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-100.

More very light beige colors

Lighter: #e5e8b0 mixed with white

  1. e5e8b0
  2. e8eab8
  3. eaedc0
  4. edefc8
  5. eff1d0
  6. f2f4d8
  7. f4f6e0
  8. f7f8e8
  9. fafbef
  10. fcfdf7

Darker: #e5e8b0 mixed with black

  1. e5e8b0
  2. c7ca99
  3. aaac82
  4. 8e906c
  5. 727456
  6. 585942
  7. 3f402e
  8. 28291c
  9. 12130b
  10. 030301

Calmer: #e5e8b0 with less saturation

  1. e5e8b0
  2. e5e8b5
  3. e4e7bb
  4. e4e7c0
  5. e4e6c5
  6. e4e6ca
  7. e4e5cf
  8. e3e5d4
  9. e3e4d9
  10. e3e3de

Questions about #e5e8b0

What color is #e5e8b0?

#e5e8b0 is pastel very light beige. The closest named color is Cucumber Cream. In RGB it is rgb(229, 232, 176), in HSL hsl(63.21, 54.9%, 80%) and in OKLCH oklch(91.505% 0.07279 110.303).

What colors go well with #e5e8b0?

The complementary color of #e5e8b0 is #e2dcff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fddeac and #caf0c2. The triadic partners are #b1edff and #ffd0e9.

Is white or black text more readable on #e5e8b0?

Black text reads better on #e5e8b0: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and black gives 16.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e5e8b0 a warm or cool color?

#e5e8b0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 110 degrees, its lightness 91.5% and its chroma 0.073.