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#E1EEAA Color

#E1EEAA is rgb(225, 238, 170) in RGB, hsl(71, 67%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1EEAA
HEX#E1EEAA
RGBrgb(225, 238, 170)
HSLhsl(71, 67%, 80%)
HSVhsv(71, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.089 117)
LABlab(91.90% -12.51 31.51)
LCHlch(91.90% 33.90 111.65)

What #E1EEAA 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 #E1EEAA, 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 green in the library.

#E1EEAA Channel Values

How #E1EEAA 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 238 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 67% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1EEAA 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E1EEAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1EEAA; 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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Tints & Shades of #E1EEAA

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1EEAA.

How #E1EEAA 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#E1EEAA
Protanopia#ECECAA
Protanomaly#E8EDAA
Deuteranopia#EAEAAB
Deuteranomaly#E6EBAA
Tritanopia#E8E7E7
Tritanomaly#E6EAD1
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1EEAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e1eeaa: #E1EEAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1EEAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1eeaa': '#E1EEAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.933, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_e1eeaa">#E1EEAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1EEAA"

More Green Colors

#E1EEAA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E1EEAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1EEAA?

#E1EEAA is a lightest green — rgb(225, 238, 170) in RGB and hsl(71, 67%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.72.

What is the RGB value of #E1EEAA?

#E1EEAA is rgb(225, 238, 170) — red 225, green 238, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1EEAA?

#E1EEAA converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1EEAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1EEAA scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1EEAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1EEAA 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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