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#e9dcbc ≈ Pearl

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e9dcbc is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 86.27% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.58% magenta, 19.31% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 42.67°, with 50.56% saturation and 82.55% 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 15.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pearl (#eae0c8), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.7214

Complementary

  1. #e9dcbc
  2. #bcc9e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9dcbc
  2. #bcdfe9
  3. #c6bce9

Analogous

  1. #e9c6bc
  2. #e9dcbc
  3. #dfe9bc

Triadic

  1. #e9dcbc
  2. #bce9dc
  3. #dcbce9

Tetradic

  1. #e9dcbc
  2. #c9e9bc
  3. #bcc9e9
  4. #dcbce9

Square

  1. #e9dcbc
  2. #bce9c6
  3. #bcc9e9
  4. #e9bcdf

Monochromatic

  1. #c3a049
  2. #d6be82
  3. #e9dcbc
  4. #faf7f0
  5. #faf7f0

Shades

#e9dcbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9dcbc
  2. #d2c6a9
  3. #bab096
  4. #a39a84
  5. #8c8471
  6. #756e5e
  7. #5d584b
  8. #464238
  9. #2f2c26
  10. #171613
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9dcbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9dcbc
  2. #ebe0c3
  3. #ede3c9
  4. #f0e7d0
  5. #f2ead7
  6. #f4eede
  7. #f6f1e4
  8. #f8f5eb
  9. #fbf8f2
  10. #fdfcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9dcbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9dcbc
  2. #dfd3b6
  3. #d4cab0
  4. #cac0aa
  5. #bfb7a4
  6. #b5ae9e
  7. #aaa598
  8. #a09c92
  9. #95928c
  10. #8b8986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dcd0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4dbba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7debd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1d7d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6dbbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8ddbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eed9ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9dcbc {
  color: #e9dcbc;
}
Background
.bg-e9dcbc {
  background-color: #e9dcbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9dcbc {
  border: 2px solid #e9dcbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9dcbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 220 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 51% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9dcbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9dcbc, #dfe9bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9dcbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 220 188 / 0.35);
}

#eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 2.73 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 4.19 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 4.19 #ffebcd Blanched Almond ΔE 4.92 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 5.05 #ffefd5 Papaya Whip ΔE 5.22 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 5.28 #162343 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Pearl
#e9dcbc  rgb(233, 220, 188)  hsl(43, 51%, 83%)  Pearl
#bcc9e9  rgb(188, 201, 233)  hsl(223, 51%, 83%)  Light Steel Blue
#bce9dc  rgb(188, 233, 220)  hsl(163, 51%, 83%)  Pale Turquoise
#dcbce9  rgb(220, 188, 233)  hsl(283, 51%, 83%)  Thistle