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#E1DFD5 Color

#E1DFD5 is rgb(225, 223, 213) in RGB, hsl(50, 17%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is White Coffee (#E6E0D4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1DFD5
HEX#E1DFD5
RGBrgb(225, 223, 213)
HSLhsl(50, 17%, 86%)
HSVhsv(50, 5%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.014 97.5)
LABlab(88.77% -0.60 5.17)
LCHlch(88.77% 5.20 96.57)

What #E1DFD5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E1DFD5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#E1DFD5 Channel Values

How #E1DFD5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 225 · G 223 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 17% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 5% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 5% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1DFD5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E1DFD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1DFD5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E1DFD5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #E1DFD5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E1DFD5
Protanopia#DFDFD5
Protanomaly#E0DFD5
Deuteranopia#E0E0D5
Deuteranomaly#E0DFD5
Tritanopia#E2DEDE
Tritanomaly#E2DEDA
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #E1DFD5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e1dfd5: #E1DFD5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1DFD5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1dfd5': '#E1DFD5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.875, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_e1dfd5">#E1DFD5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1DFD5"

More Yellow Colors

#E1DFD5 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E1DFD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1DFD5?

#E1DFD5 is a lightest yellow — rgb(225, 223, 213) in RGB and hsl(50, 17%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is White Coffee (#E6E0D4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.

What is the RGB value of #E1DFD5?

#E1DFD5 is rgb(225, 223, 213) — red 225, green 223, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1DFD5?

#E1DFD5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1DFD5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1DFD5 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1DFD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1DFD5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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