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#e8cc7d color: Choux à la Crème

#e8cc7d is rgb(232, 204, 125) in RGB and oklch(85.182% 0.10349 90.572) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

85.2%
0.103
91°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Peach
  • orange-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.57:1Hard to read
Lc -29
Black text
13.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 78

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About #e8cc7d

#e8cc7d is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 85.2% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.57:1 contrast and black text 13.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Choux à la Crème (#ebcf7d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #e8cc7d mixed with white

  1. e8cc7d
  2. ead18b
  3. edd699
  4. efdca6
  5. f1e1b3
  6. f4e6c0
  7. f6ebcd
  8. f8f0d9
  9. faf5e6
  10. fdfaf2

Darker: #e8cc7d mixed with black

  1. e8cc7d
  2. cab16c
  3. ac975b
  4. 907e4b
  5. 74653b
  6. 594e2c
  7. 40371e
  8. 292211
  9. 130f05
  10. 030201

Calmer: #e8cc7d with less saturation

  1. e8cc7d
  2. e5cc86
  3. e3cd8f
  4. e0cd98
  5. decda0
  6. dbcea8
  7. d8ceb0
  8. d6ceb8
  9. d3cebf
  10. d1cec7

Questions about #e8cc7d

What color is #e8cc7d?

#e8cc7d is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Choux à la Crème. In RGB it is rgb(232, 204, 125), in HSL hsl(44.3, 69.93%, 70%) and in OKLCH oklch(85.182% 0.10349 90.572).

What colors go well with #e8cc7d?

The complementary color of #e8cc7d is #b7ccff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffbf88 and #c5d98b. The triadic partners are #74e1f4 and #f6b6ee.

Is white or black text more readable on #e8cc7d?

Black text reads better on #e8cc7d: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and black gives 13.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e8cc7d a warm or cool color?

#e8cc7d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 85.2% and its chroma 0.103.