Information about #E2DE9D color

#E2DE9D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E2DE9D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(226, 222, 157) — 88.6% red, 87.1% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 27 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E2DE9D reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for 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 Green Earth (#DADD98) and Mint Julep (#E0D8A7).

In RGB terms — rgb(226, 222, 157) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E2DE9D: 15.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E2DE9D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E2DE9D color variations

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

#E2DE9D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E2DE9D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E2DE9D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E2DE9D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E2DE9D 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
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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
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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
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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
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#DE9DE2
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #E2DE9D

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

Weathered Yellow color link
Weathered Yellow

#E0DA9F

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

Mellow Yellow color link
Mellow Yellow

#EAD895

Bavarian Cream color link
Bavarian Cream

#E5D6A7

Sidecar color link
Sidecar

#E9D9A9

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

First Light color link
First Light

#E5E1AC

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

#E2DE9D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E2DE9D
  • RGB226, 222, 157
  • CMYK0, 2, 27, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 222, 157)
  • HSL57°, 54%, 75%
  • HSL Precise56.522°, 54.331%, 75.098%
  • HSV57°, 31%, 89%
  • HSB57°, 31%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.871, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.871, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.871, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE2DE9D
  • DECIMAL ID14868125
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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