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#e9cd85 color: Sundress

#e9cd85 is rgb(233, 205, 133) in RGB and oklch(85.599% 0.09615 89.035) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

85.6%
0.096
89°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Peach
  • orange-200
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.55:1Hard to read
Lc -29
Black text
13.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 78

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About #e9cd85

#e9cd85 is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 85.6% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 89°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.55:1 contrast and black text 13.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sundress (#ebcf89). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #e9cd85 mixed with white

  1. e9cd85
  2. ebd292
  3. edd79f
  4. f0dcab
  5. f2e1b7
  6. f4e6c3
  7. f6ebcf
  8. f8f0db
  9. fbf5e7
  10. fdfaf3

Darker: #e9cd85 mixed with black

  1. e9cd85
  2. cbb273
  3. ad9861
  4. 907e50
  5. 746640
  6. 5a4e30
  7. 413821
  8. 292313
  9. 130f06
  10. 030201

Calmer: #e9cd85 with less saturation

  1. e9cd85
  2. e6cd8d
  3. e4ce96
  4. e1ce9d
  5. dfcea5
  6. dccfac
  7. dacfb4
  8. d7cfbb
  9. d5cfc2
  10. d2cfc9

Questions about #e9cd85

What color is #e9cd85?

#e9cd85 is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Sundress. In RGB it is rgb(233, 205, 133), in HSL hsl(43.2, 69.44%, 71.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(85.599% 0.09615 89.035).

What colors go well with #e9cd85?

The complementary color of #e9cd85 is #b7ceff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffc190 and #c8d991. The triadic partners are #7ee1f2 and #f3b9ef.

Is white or black text more readable on #e9cd85?

Black text reads better on #e9cd85: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and black gives 13.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e9cd85 a warm or cool color?

#e9cd85 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 89 degrees, its lightness 85.6% and its chroma 0.096.