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#E7E5DF Color

#E7E5DF is rgb(231, 229, 223) in RGB, hsl(45, 14%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7E5DF
HEX#E7E5DF
RGBrgb(231, 229, 223)
HSLhsl(45, 14%, 89%)
HSVhsv(45, 3%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(92.2% 0.008 91.5)
LABlab(90.97% -0.08 3.18)
LCHlch(90.97% 3.19 91.51)

What #E7E5DF 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 #E7E5DF, 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 yellow in the library.

#E7E5DF Channel Values

How #E7E5DF 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 231 · G 229 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 14% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 3% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 3% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7E5DF 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 text16.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E7E5DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7E5DF; 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 #E7E5DF

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 #E7E5DF 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#E7E5DF
Protanopia#E5E5DF
Protanomaly#E6E5DF
Deuteranopia#E6E6DF
Deuteranomaly#E6E5DF
Tritanopia#E8E4E4
Tritanomaly#E7E5E2
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #E7E5DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e7e5df: #E7E5DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7E5DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7e5df': '#E7E5DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.898, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_e7e5df">#E7E5DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E7E5DF"

More Yellow Colors

#E7E5DF sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E7E5DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7E5DF?

#E7E5DF is a lightest yellow — rgb(231, 229, 223) in RGB and hsl(45, 14%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #E7E5DF?

#E7E5DF is rgb(231, 229, 223) — red 231, green 229, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7E5DF?

#E7E5DF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7E5DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7E5DF scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7E5DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7E5DF 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 4.52, which is very hard to tell apart.

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