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#E2EDCA Color

#E2EDCA is rgb(226, 237, 202) in RGB, hsl(79, 49%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E2EDCA
HEX#E2EDCA
RGBrgb(226, 237, 202)
HSLhsl(79, 49%, 86%)
HSVhsv(79, 15%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.048 121.5)
LABlab(92.23% -8.25 15.72)
LCHlch(92.23% 17.76 117.68)

What #E2EDCA 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 #E2EDCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 6.76Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 7.25Beige#F5F5DCΔE 7.36Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 7.53Light Yellow#FFFFE0ΔE 8.49Parchment#F1E9D2ΔE 8.95

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

#E2EDCA Channel Values

How #E2EDCA 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 237 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 49% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 15% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E2EDCA 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E2EDCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E2EDCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E2EDCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E2EDCA
Complementary
#D5CAED
Analogous
#EDE6CA
Analogous
#D0EDCA
Triadic
#CAE2ED
Triadic
#EDCAE2
Split comp.
#CAD0ED
Split comp.
#E6CAED

Tints & Shades of #E2EDCA

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

#E6EFD1
#E8F1D5
#ECF3DD
#F0F6E4
#F5F8EC
#F7FAF0

Shades

#C9DD9C
#B2CF72
#98BF45
#759433
#516723
#303D15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E2EDCA.

How #E2EDCA 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#E2EDCA
Protanopia#EBEBCA
Protanomaly#E8ECCA
Deuteranopia#E9E9CA
Deuteranomaly#E7EBCA
Tritanopia#E6E9E9
Tritanomaly#E5EBDD
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E2EDCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e2edca: #E2EDCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E2EDCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e2edca': '#E2EDCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.929, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_e2edca">#E2EDCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E2EDCA"

More Green Colors

#E2EDCA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#E2EDCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E2EDCA?

#E2EDCA is a lightest green — rgb(226, 237, 202) in RGB and hsl(79, 49%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #E2EDCA?

#E2EDCA is rgb(226, 237, 202) — red 226, green 237, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E2EDCA?

#E2EDCA converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E2EDCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E2EDCA scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E2EDCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E2EDCA 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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