Information about #E2D899 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #E2D899 reads as a confidently colored yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Weathered Yellow (#E0DA9F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mellow Yellow (#EAD895) and Double Colonial White (#E4CF99).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(226, 216, 153)), which gives #E2D899 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E2D899: 14.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E2D899 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#E2D899 color variations
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#E2D899 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#E2D899 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#E2D899 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#E2D899 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#E2D899 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #E2D899 color
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Nearest named colors to #E2D899
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E0DA9F
#EAD895
#E4CF99
#DADD98
#E8CD9A
#E4DE8E
#E6CEA0
#E1D5A6
#E0D8A7
#E0CB9F
#E5D6A7
#D8CC9B
#E2D899 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#E2D899
- RGB226, 216, 153
- CMYK0, 4, 29, 11
- CSSrgb(226, 216, 153)
- HSL52°, 56%, 74%
- HSL Precise51.781°, 55.725%, 74.314%
- HSV52°, 32%, 89%
- HSB52°, 32%, 89%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
- GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.847, 0.600)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.847, 0.600, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.847, 0.600)
- Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDE2D899
- DECIMAL ID14866585
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
