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#E1DBB3

#e1dbb3 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e1dbb3 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 85.88% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.67% magenta, 20.44% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 52.17°, with 43.4% saturation and 79.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.6993

Complementary

  1. #e1dbb3
  2. #b3b9e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1dbb3
  2. #b3d0e1
  3. #c4b3e1

Analogous

  1. #e1c4b3
  2. #e1dbb3
  3. #d0e1b3

Triadic

  1. #e1dbb3
  2. #b3e1db
  3. #dbb3e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1dbb3
  2. #b9e1b3
  3. #b3b9e1
  4. #dbb3e1

Square

  1. #e1dbb3
  2. #b3e1c4
  3. #b3b9e1
  4. #e1b3d0

Monochromatic

  1. #b4a647
  2. #cbc17c
  3. #e1dbb3
  4. #f7f5ea
  5. #f9f8f0

Shades

#e1dbb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1dbb3
  2. #cbc5a1
  3. #b4af8f
  4. #9e997d
  5. #87836b
  6. #716e5a
  7. #5a5848
  8. #444236
  9. #2d2c24
  10. #171612
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1dbb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1dbb3
  2. #e4dfbb
  3. #e7e2c2
  4. #eae6ca
  5. #ede9d1
  6. #f0edd9
  7. #f3f1e1
  8. #f6f4e8
  9. #f9f8f0
  10. #fcfbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1dbb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1dbb3
  2. #d7d2ae
  3. #cec9a9
  4. #c4c0a4
  5. #bab79f
  6. #b1ae9a
  7. #a7a494
  8. #9d9b8f
  9. #93928a
  10. #8a8985
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddacb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d8b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5dbb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8d5d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d9b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3dbb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d8c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1dbb3 {
  color: #e1dbb3;
}
Background
.bg-e1dbb3 {
  background-color: #e1dbb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1dbb3 {
  border: 2px solid #e1dbb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1dbb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 219 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 43% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1dbb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1dbb3, #d0e1b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1dbb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 219 179 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.30 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.31 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.69 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 5.90 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.42 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.66 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.79 #1e244c Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Vanilla
#e1dbb3  rgb(225, 219, 179)  hsl(52, 43%, 79%)  Vanilla
#b3b9e1  rgb(179, 185, 225)  hsl(232, 43%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#b3e1db  rgb(179, 225, 219)  hsl(172, 43%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise
#dbb3e1  rgb(219, 179, 225)  hsl(292, 43%, 79%)  Lilac