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#e8cc7e color: Choux à la Crème

#e8cc7e is rgb(232, 204, 126) in RGB and oklch(85.198% 0.10246 90.367) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

85.2%
0.102
90°
  • 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
13.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 78

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About #e8cc7e

#e8cc7e is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 85.2% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.57:1 contrast and black text 13.37:1, 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: #e8cc7e mixed with white

  1. e8cc7e
  2. ead18c
  3. edd699
  4. efdca7
  5. f1e1b4
  6. f4e6c0
  7. f6ebcd
  8. f8f0da
  9. faf5e6
  10. fdfaf3

Darker: #e8cc7e mixed with black

  1. e8cc7e
  2. cab16d
  3. ac975c
  4. 907e4c
  5. 74653c
  6. 594e2d
  7. 40371f
  8. 292211
  9. 130f05
  10. 030201

Calmer: #e8cc7e with less saturation

  1. e8cc7e
  2. e5cc87
  3. e3cd90
  4. e0cd99
  5. decda1
  6. dbcea9
  7. d9ceb1
  8. d6ceb8
  9. d3cec0
  10. d1cec7

Questions about #e8cc7e

What color is #e8cc7e?

#e8cc7e is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Choux à la Crème. In RGB it is rgb(232, 204, 126), in HSL hsl(44.15, 69.74%, 70.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(85.198% 0.10246 90.367).

What colors go well with #e8cc7e?

The complementary color of #e8cc7e is #b7ccff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffbf89 and #c5d98c. The triadic partners are #75e1f4 and #f5b6ee.

Is white or black text more readable on #e8cc7e?

Black text reads better on #e8cc7e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and black gives 13.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e8cc7e a warm or cool color?

#e8cc7e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 85.2% and its chroma 0.102.