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#E8DEBA Color

#E8DEBA is rgb(232, 222, 186) in RGB, hsl(47, 50%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8DEBA
HEX#E8DEBA
RGBrgb(232, 222, 186)
HSLhsl(47, 50%, 82%)
HSVhsv(47, 20%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.049 94.3)
LABlab(88.59% -0.71 19.03)
LCHlch(88.59% 19.04 92.13)

What #E8DEBA 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 #E8DEBA, 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.

#E8DEBA Channel Values

How #E8DEBA 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 232 · G 222 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 50% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 20% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 20% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8DEBA 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8DEBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8DEBA; 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 #E8DEBA

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8DEBA.

How #E8DEBA 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#E8DEBA
Protanopia#E0E0BA
Protanomaly#E3DFBA
Deuteranopia#E1E1BA
Deuteranomaly#E4E0BA
Tritanopia#ECDADA
Tritanomaly#EADCCE
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

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Using #E8DEBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8deba: #E8DEBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8DEBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8deba': '#E8DEBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.871, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_e8deba">#E8DEBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8DEBA"

More Yellow Colors

#E8DEBA sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8DEBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8DEBA?

#E8DEBA is a lightest yellow — rgb(232, 222, 186) in RGB and hsl(47, 50%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.52.

What is the RGB value of #E8DEBA?

#E8DEBA is rgb(232, 222, 186) — red 232, green 222, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8DEBA?

#E8DEBA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8DEBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8DEBA scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8DEBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8DEBA 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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