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#E8E1BC

#e8e1bc ≈ Blond

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e8e1bc is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 88.24% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.02% magenta, 18.97% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 50.45°, with 48.89% saturation and 82.35% 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 15.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blond (#faf0be), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.7464

Complementary

  1. #e8e1bc
  2. #bcc3e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8e1bc
  2. #bcd9e8
  3. #cbbce8

Analogous

  1. #e8cbbc
  2. #e8e1bc
  3. #d9e8bc

Triadic

  1. #e8e1bc
  2. #bce8e1
  3. #e1bce8

Tetradic

  1. #e8e1bc
  2. #c3e8bc
  3. #bcc3e8
  4. #e1bce8

Square

  1. #e8e1bc
  2. #bce8cb
  3. #bcc3e8
  4. #e8bcd9

Monochromatic

  1. #c1ae4a
  2. #d4c783
  3. #e8e1bc
  4. #faf8f0
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#e8e1bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8e1bc
  2. #d1cba9
  3. #bab496
  4. #a29e84
  5. #8b8771
  6. #74715e
  7. #5d5a4b
  8. #464438
  9. #2e2d26
  10. #171713
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8e1bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8e1bc
  2. #eae4c3
  3. #ede7c9
  4. #efead0
  5. #f1edd7
  6. #f4f0de
  7. #f6f3e4
  8. #f8f6eb
  9. #faf9f2
  10. #fdfcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8e1bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8e1bc
  2. #ded7b6
  3. #d3ceb0
  4. #c9c4aa
  5. #bebaa4
  6. #b4b19e
  7. #aaa798
  8. #9f9d92
  9. #95938c
  10. #8a8a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e0d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9dfba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebe1bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efdbd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e0bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eae1bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecdecd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8e1bc {
  color: #e8e1bc;
}
Background
.bg-e8e1bc {
  background-color: #e8e1bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8e1bc {
  border: 2px solid #e8e1bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8e1bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 225 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 49% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8e1bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8e1bc, #d9e8bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8e1bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 225 188 / 0.35);
}

#faf0be Blond ΔE 4.57 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 4.69 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.41 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 5.57 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 5.72 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 5.77 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 5.89 #171e43 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Blond
#e8e1bc  rgb(232, 225, 188)  hsl(50, 49%, 82%)  Blond
#bcc3e8  rgb(188, 195, 232)  hsl(230, 49%, 82%)  Periwinkle
#bce8e1  rgb(188, 232, 225)  hsl(170, 49%, 82%)  Pale Turquoise
#e1bce8  rgb(225, 188, 232)  hsl(290, 49%, 82%)  Thistle