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#E5EAAE Color

#E5EAAE is rgb(229, 234, 174) in RGB, hsl(65, 59%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5EAAE
HEX#E5EAAE
RGBrgb(229, 234, 174)
HSLhsl(65, 59%, 80%)
HSVhsv(65, 26%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.078 111.8)
LABlab(91.23% -8.76 28.68)
LCHlch(91.23% 29.99 106.99)

What #E5EAAE 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 #E5EAAE, 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 green in the library.

#E5EAAE Channel Values

How #E5EAAE 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 234 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 59% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 26% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5EAAE 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E5EAAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5EAAE; 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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Tints & Shades of #E5EAAE

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 #E5EAAE 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#E5EAAE
Protanopia#E9E9AE
Protanomaly#E8E9AE
Deuteranopia#E8E8AE
Deuteranomaly#E7E9AE
Tritanopia#EBE4E4
Tritanomaly#E9E6D0
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #E5EAAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5eaae: #E5EAAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5EAAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5eaae': '#E5EAAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.918, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_e5eaae">#E5EAAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5EAAE"

More Green Colors

#E5EAAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E5EAAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5EAAE?

#E5EAAE is a lightest green — rgb(229, 234, 174) in RGB and hsl(65, 59%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.6.

What is the RGB value of #E5EAAE?

#E5EAAE is rgb(229, 234, 174) — red 229, green 234, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5EAAE?

#E5EAAE converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5EAAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5EAAE scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5EAAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5EAAE 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 4.6, which is very hard to tell apart.

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