Information about Chinese White color

#E2E5DE - Chinese White color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E2E5DE ("Chinese White") belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(226, 229, 222) — 88.6% red, 89.8% green, 87.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 3 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E2E5DE reads as a softly toned yellow-green and radiates an almost-white brightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half House White (#E2E3DF). Slightly further away sit Half Athens Grey (#E4E4DF) and Catskill White (#E0E4DC).

The recipe behind #E2E5DE is rgb(226, 229, 222), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E2E5DE: 16.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. The name "Chinese White" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Chinese White color variations

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

Chinese White 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 Chinese White

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E2E5DE
  • RGB226, 229, 222
  • CMYK1, 0, 3, 10
  • CSSrgb(226, 229, 222)
  • HSL86°, 12%, 88%
  • HSL Precise85.714°, 11.864%, 88.431%
  • HSV86°, 3%, 90%
  • HSB86°, 3%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.898, 0.871)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.898, 0.871, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.898, 0.871)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDE2E5DE
  • DECIMAL ID14869982
  • Name Length13
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