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#e8db96 color: Wild Primrose

#e8db96 is rgb(232, 219, 150) in RGB and oklch(88.61% 0.08911 98.813) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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100%

88.6%
0.089
99°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Vanilla
  • orange-200
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.40:1Hard to read
Lc -22
Black text
15.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 84

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About #e8db96

#e8db96 is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 88.6% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.4:1 contrast and black text 15:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Wild Primrose (#ebdd99). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #e8db96 mixed with white

  1. e8db96
  2. eadfa1
  3. ece2ac
  4. efe6b7
  5. f1eac1
  6. f3edcc
  7. f6f1d6
  8. f8f4e0
  9. faf8eb
  10. fdfcf5

Darker: #e8db96 mixed with black

  1. e8db96
  2. cabe82
  3. aca26e
  4. 90875b
  5. 746d49
  6. 595437
  7. 403c26
  8. 292616
  9. 131108
  10. 030201

Calmer: #e8db96 with less saturation

  1. e8db96
  2. e6db9d
  3. e5dba5
  4. e3dbac
  5. e2dbb3
  6. e0dbb9
  7. dfdac0
  8. dedac6
  9. dcdacd
  10. dbdad3

Questions about #e8db96

What color is #e8db96?

#e8db96 is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Wild Primrose. In RGB it is rgb(232, 219, 150), in HSL hsl(50.49, 64.06%, 74.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(88.61% 0.08911 98.813).

What colors go well with #e8db96?

The complementary color of #e8db96 is #ced5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffcf99 and #c8e6a7. The triadic partners are #93e8ff and #ffc3ed.

Is white or black text more readable on #e8db96?

Black text reads better on #e8db96: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and black gives 15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e8db96 a warm or cool color?

#e8db96 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 88.6% and its chroma 0.089.