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#E8E7C4 Color

#E8E7C4 is rgb(232, 231, 196) in RGB, hsl(58, 44%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8E7C4
HEX#E8E7C4
RGBrgb(232, 231, 196)
HSLhsl(58, 44%, 84%)
HSVhsv(58, 16%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.046 105.9)
LABlab(91.05% -3.92 17.26)
LCHlch(91.05% 17.70 102.81)

What #E8E7C4 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 #E8E7C4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 5.58Dutch White#EFDFBBΔE 6.23Pearl#EAE0C8ΔE 6.35Parchment#F1E9D2ΔE 6.53Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 6.78Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 6.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#E8E7C4 Channel Values

How #E8E7C4 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 231 · B 1968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 44% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 16% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8E7C4 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 text16.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8E7C4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8E7C4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8E7C4
Complementary
#C4C5E8
Analogous
#E8D5C4
Analogous
#D7E8C4
Triadic
#C4E8E7
Triadic
#E7C4E8
Split comp.
#C4D7E8
Split comp.
#D5C4E8

Tints & Shades of #E8E7C4

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

#EBEACC
#EEEDD3
#F1F0DA
#F4F3E2
#F6F6E9
#F9F9F0

Shades

#D8D69C
#C7C470
#B8B447
#8C8936
#636127
#373615

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8E7C4.

How #E8E7C4 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#E8E7C4
Protanopia#E7E7C4
Protanomaly#E8E7C4
Deuteranopia#E7E7C4
Deuteranomaly#E8E7C4
Tritanopia#ECE3E3
Tritanomaly#EAE5D7
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #E8E7C4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8e7c4: #E8E7C4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8E7C4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8e7c4': '#E8E7C4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.906, blue: 0.769)
Android XML<color name="color_e8e7c4">#E8E7C4</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8E7C4"

More Yellow Colors

#E8E7C4 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E8E7C4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8E7C4?

#E8E7C4 is a lightest yellow — rgb(232, 231, 196) in RGB and hsl(58, 44%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #E8E7C4?

#E8E7C4 is rgb(232, 231, 196) — red 232, green 231, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8E7C4?

#E8E7C4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8E7C4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8E7C4 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8E7C4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8E7C4 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 6.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.