Information about #E2DB96 color

#E2DB96 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E2DB96 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(226, 219, 150) — 88.6% red, 85.9% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 30 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E2DB96 reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Green Earth (#DADD98). Slightly further away sit Mellow Yellow (#EAD895) and Primrose (#E4DE8E).

In RGB terms — rgb(226, 219, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. #E2DB96 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E2DB96 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E2DB96 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E2DB96

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

Splash color link
Splash

#F1D79E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E2DB96
  • RGB226, 219, 150
  • CMYK0, 3, 30, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 219, 150)
  • HSL54°, 57%, 74%
  • HSL Precise54.474°, 56.716%, 73.725%
  • HSV54°, 34%, 89%
  • HSB54°, 34%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.859, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.859, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.859, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE2DB96
  • DECIMAL ID14867350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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