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#e8cd7e color: Choux à la Crème

#e8cd7e is rgb(232, 205, 126) in RGB and oklch(85.397% 0.1032 91.198) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

85.4%
0.103
91°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Peach
  • orange-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc -29
Black text
13.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 78

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About #e8cd7e

#e8cd7e is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 85.4% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.56:1 contrast and black text 13.46:1, 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: #e8cd7e mixed with white

  1. e8cd7e
  2. ead28c
  3. edd79a
  4. efdca7
  5. f1e1b4
  6. f4e6c0
  7. f6ebcd
  8. f8f0da
  9. faf5e6
  10. fdfaf3

Darker: #e8cd7e mixed with black

  1. e8cd7e
  2. cab26d
  3. ac985c
  4. 907e4c
  5. 74663c
  6. 594e2d
  7. 40381f
  8. 292311
  9. 130f05
  10. 030201

Calmer: #e8cd7e with less saturation

  1. e8cd7e
  2. e5cd87
  3. e3ce90
  4. e0ce99
  5. decea1
  6. dbcea9
  7. d9cfb1
  8. d6cfb9
  9. d4cfc0
  10. d1cfc8

Questions about #e8cd7e

What color is #e8cd7e?

#e8cd7e is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Choux à la Crème. In RGB it is rgb(232, 205, 126), in HSL hsl(44.72, 69.74%, 70.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(85.397% 0.1032 91.198).

What colors go well with #e8cd7e?

The complementary color of #e8cd7e is #b8ccff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffc088 and #c5da8d. The triadic partners are #75e1f6 and #f7b6ee.

Is white or black text more readable on #e8cd7e?

Black text reads better on #e8cd7e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and black gives 13.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e8cd7e a warm or cool color?

#e8cd7e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 85.4% and its chroma 0.103.