#E5DC7B Color

#E5DC7B is rgb(229, 220, 123) in RGB, hsl(55, 67%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 46%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5DC7B

HEX#E5DC7B

RGBrgb(229, 220, 123)

HSLhsl(55, 67%, 69%)

HSVhsv(55, 46%, 90%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 46%, 10%)

OKLCHoklch(88.1% 0.12 103.9)

LABlab(86.97% -6.40 48.45)

LCHlch(86.97% 48.87 97.53)

What #E5DC7B 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 #E5DC7B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Straw#E4D96FΔE 4.56 Flax#EEDC82ΔE 4.65 Khaki#F0E68CΔE 5.11 Buff#F0DC82ΔE 5.29 Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 6.7 Arylide Yellow#E9D66BΔE 7.06

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

#E5DC7B Channel Values

How #E5DC7B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 229 · G 220 · B 123	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 55° · S 67% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 55° · S 46% · V 90%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 4% · Y 46% · K 10%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.41:1 vs white · 14.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5DC7B 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E5DC7B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5DC7B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #E5DC7B

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 #E5DC7B 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#E5DC7B

Protanopia#DEDE7B

Protanomaly#E1DD7B

Deuteranopia#DFDF7A

Deuteranomaly#E1DE7B

Tritanopia#EDD3D3

Tritanomaly#EAD7B6

Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #E5DC7B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5dc7b: #E5DC7B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5DC7B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5dc7b': '#E5DC7B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.863, blue: 0.482)

Android XML<color name="color_e5dc7b">#E5DC7B</color>

SVG fillfill="#E5DC7B"

More Yellow Colors

#E5DC7B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e5e600 e5d334 e6bf5b e5bb52 e6e0d4 e4e4a0 e6e200 e4d96f e7e727 e4d00a e7e7ab e3a60d efdfbb f5efe0 faf6d6 fdff00 ffde24 fff9e0 ffff6b 383000 664d0f 949400 bcb88a cfb53b

#E5DC7B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5DC7B?

#E5DC7B is a light yellow — rgb(229, 220, 123) in RGB and hsl(55, 67%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.56.

What is the RGB value of #E5DC7B?

#E5DC7B is rgb(229, 220, 123) — red 229, green 220, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5DC7B?

#E5DC7B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 46%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5DC7B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5DC7B scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5DC7B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5DC7B 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 5.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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