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#E5DFD7 Color

#E5DFD7 is rgb(229, 223, 215) in RGB, hsl(34, 21%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is White Coffee (#E6E0D4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5DFD7
HEX#E5DFD7
RGBrgb(229, 223, 215)
HSLhsl(34, 21%, 87%)
HSVhsv(34, 6%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.013 75.4)
LABlab(89.14% 1.08 4.69)
LCHlch(89.14% 4.82 76.99)

What #E5DFD7 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 #E5DFD7, 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 orange in the library.

#E5DFD7 Channel Values

How #E5DFD7 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 223 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 21% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 6% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 6% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5DFD7 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E5DFD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5DFD7; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E5DFD7

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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Shades

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How #E5DFD7 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#E5DFD7
Protanopia#E0E0D7
Protanomaly#E2E0D7
Deuteranopia#E1E1D7
Deuteranomaly#E3E0D7
Tritanopia#E6DEDE
Tritanomaly#E6DEDB
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

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Using #E5DFD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5dfd7: #E5DFD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5DFD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5dfd7': '#E5DFD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.875, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_e5dfd7">#E5DFD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5DFD7"

More Orange Colors

#E5DFD7 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E5DFD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5DFD7?

#E5DFD7 is a lightest orange — rgb(229, 223, 215) in RGB and hsl(34, 21%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is White Coffee (#E6E0D4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.04.

What is the RGB value of #E5DFD7?

#E5DFD7 is rgb(229, 223, 215) — red 229, green 223, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5DFD7?

#E5DFD7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5DFD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5DFD7 scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5DFD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5DFD7 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 5.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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