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#E5D6DC Color

#E5D6DC is rgb(229, 214, 220) in RGB, hsl(336, 22%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petal (#F5E2E2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5D6DC
HEX#E5D6DC
RGBrgb(229, 214, 220)
HSLhsl(336, 22%, 87%)
HSVhsv(336, 7%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.018 351.2)
LABlab(86.99% 6.11 -1.01)
LCHlch(86.99% 6.20 350.65)

What #E5D6DC 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 #E5D6DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Petal#F5E2E2ΔE 5.68Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 5.89Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 6.23Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 6.24Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 6.66Pink Diamond (Ace Hardware Color)#F6D6DEΔE 6.66

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

#E5D6DC Channel Values

How #E5D6DC 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 229 · G 214 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 22% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 7% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 4% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5D6DC 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E5D6DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E5D6DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5D6DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E5D6DC
Complementary
#D7E5DF
Analogous
#E5D7E4
Analogous
#E5D8D7
Triadic
#DCE5D7
Triadic
#D7DCE5
Split comp.
#D7E5D8
Split comp.
#D7E4E5

Tints & Shades of #E5D6DC

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

#E9DDE2
#EBE0E4
#EFE6EA
#F1E9EC
#F5EFF2
#F7F3F4

Shades

#CDB1BC
#B58C9C
#9E677D
#7C5062
#573844
#322027

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E5D6DC.

How #E5D6DC 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#E5D6DC
Protanopia#D9D9DC
Protanomaly#DED8DC
Deuteranopia#DBDBDC
Deuteranomaly#DFD9DC
Tritanopia#E4D7D7
Tritanomaly#E5D6D9
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5D6DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5d6dc: #E5D6DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5D6DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5d6dc': '#E5D6DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.839, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_e5d6dc">#E5D6DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5D6DC"

More Pink Colors

#E5D6DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E5D6DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5D6DC?

#E5D6DC is a lightest pink — rgb(229, 214, 220) in RGB and hsl(336, 22%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petal (#F5E2E2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #E5D6DC?

#E5D6DC is rgb(229, 214, 220) — red 229, green 214, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5D6DC?

#E5D6DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5D6DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5D6DC scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5D6DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5D6DC 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 6.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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