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#E2E9C9 Color

#E2E9C9 is rgb(226, 233, 201) in RGB, hsl(73, 42%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beige (#F5F5DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E2E9C9
HEX#E2E9C9
RGBrgb(226, 233, 201)
HSLhsl(73, 42%, 85%)
HSVhsv(73, 14%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.043 117.3)
LABlab(91.18% -6.48 14.78)
LCHlch(91.18% 16.14 113.67)

What #E2E9C9 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 #E2E9C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Beige#F5F5DCΔE 6.5Parchment#F1E9D2ΔE 7.08Pearl#EAE0C8ΔE 7.48Eggshell#F0EAD6ΔE 7.61Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 7.96Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 7.98

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

#E2E9C9 Channel Values

How #E2E9C9 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 226 · G 233 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 42% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 14% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E2E9C9 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E2E9C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E2E9C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E2E9C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E2E9C9
Complementary
#D0C9E9
Analogous
#E9E0C9
Analogous
#D2E9C9
Triadic
#C9E2E9
Triadic
#E9C9E2
Split comp.
#C9D2E9
Split comp.
#E0C9E9

Tints & Shades of #E2E9C9

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

#E6ECD0
#EAEFD7
#EEF2DE
#EFF3E2
#F3F6E9
#F7F9F1

Shades

#CBD79D
#B5C775
#9EB54A
#7B8D3A
#556228
#333A18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E2E9C9.

How #E2E9C9 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#E2E9C9
Protanopia#E8E8C9
Protanomaly#E6E8C9
Deuteranopia#E7E7C9
Deuteranomaly#E5E8C9
Tritanopia#E6E5E5
Tritanomaly#E4E7DB
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E2E9C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e2e9c9: #E2E9C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E2E9C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e2e9c9': '#E2E9C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.914, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_e2e9c9">#E2E9C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#E2E9C9"

More Green Colors

#E2E9C9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#E2E9C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E2E9C9?

#E2E9C9 is a lightest green — rgb(226, 233, 201) in RGB and hsl(73, 42%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beige (#F5F5DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #E2E9C9?

#E2E9C9 is rgb(226, 233, 201) — red 226, green 233, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E2E9C9?

#E2E9C9 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E2E9C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E2E9C9 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E2E9C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E2E9C9 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 beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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