#E5E9C9 Color

#E5E9C9 is rgb(229, 233, 201) in RGB and hsl(67, 42%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E5E9C9

HEX#E5E9C9

RGBrgb(229, 233, 201)

HSLhsl(67, 42%, 85%)

HSVhsv(67, 14%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.042 113)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E5E9C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E5E9C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E5E9C9 Complementary#CCC9E9 Analogous#E9DCC9 Analogous#D5E9C9 Triadic#C9E5E9 Triadic#E9C9E5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E5E9C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E9ECD0 #ECEFD7 #EFF2DE #F1F3E2 #F5F6E9 #F8F9F1

Shades

#D0D79D #BDC775 #A9B54A #838D3A #5B6228 #363A18

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