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#E1DFDB Color

#E1DFDB is rgb(225, 223, 219) in RGB, hsl(40, 9%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1DFDB
HEX#E1DFDB
RGBrgb(225, 223, 219)
HSLhsl(40, 9%, 87%)
HSVhsv(40, 3%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.006 84.6)
LABlab(88.90% 0.18 2.22)
LCHlch(88.90% 2.22 85.47)

What #E1DFDB 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 #E1DFDB, 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 white in the library.

#E1DFDB Channel Values

How #E1DFDB 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 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 9% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 3% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 3% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1DFDB 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E1DFDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1DFDB; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E1DFDB

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #E1DFDB 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#E1DFDB
Protanopia#DFDFDB
Protanomaly#E0DFDB
Deuteranopia#E0E0DB
Deuteranomaly#E0DFDB
Tritanopia#E1DFDF
Tritanomaly#E1DFDD
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #E1DFDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e1dfdb: #E1DFDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1DFDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1dfdb': '#E1DFDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.875, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_e1dfdb">#E1DFDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1DFDB"

More White Colors

#E1DFDB sits in the white family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E1DFDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1DFDB?

#E1DFDB is a lightest white — rgb(225, 223, 219) in RGB and hsl(40, 9%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.06.

What is the RGB value of #E1DFDB?

#E1DFDB is rgb(225, 223, 219) — red 225, green 223, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1DFDB?

#E1DFDB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1DFDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1DFDB scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1DFDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1DFDB 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 2.5, which is very hard to tell apart.

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