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#e8ce8a color: Alchemy

#e8ce8a is rgb(232, 206, 138) in RGB and oklch(85.79% 0.09122 89.408) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

85.8%
0.091
89°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Peach
  • orange-200
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.54:1Hard to read
Lc -28
Black text
13.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 79

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About #e8ce8a

#e8ce8a is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 85.8% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 89°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.54:1 contrast and black text 13.63:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Alchemy (#e7cf8c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #e8ce8a mixed with white

  1. e8ce8a
  2. ead396
  3. edd8a2
  4. efddae
  5. f1e2ba
  6. f4e7c6
  7. f6ecd1
  8. f8f1dd
  9. faf5e8
  10. fdfaf4

Darker: #e8ce8a mixed with black

  1. e8ce8a
  2. cab377
  3. ac9865
  4. 907f53
  5. 746642
  6. 594e32
  7. 403822
  8. 292314
  9. 130f07
  10. 030201

Calmer: #e8ce8a with less saturation

  1. e8ce8a
  2. e6ce92
  3. e3cf99
  4. e1cfa1
  5. decfa8
  6. dcd0af
  7. dad0b6
  8. d7d0bd
  9. d5d0c3
  10. d2d0ca

Questions about #e8ce8a

What color is #e8ce8a?

#e8ce8a is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Alchemy. In RGB it is rgb(232, 206, 138), in HSL hsl(43.4, 67.14%, 72.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(85.79% 0.09122 89.408).

What colors go well with #e8ce8a?

The complementary color of #e8ce8a is #b8ceff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fec294 and #c9d995. The triadic partners are #84e1f1 and #f3bbee.

Is white or black text more readable on #e8ce8a?

Black text reads better on #e8ce8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and black gives 13.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e8ce8a a warm or cool color?

#e8ce8a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 85.8% and its chroma 0.091.