#E9E8A0 Color

#E9E8A0 is rgb(233, 232, 160) in RGB and hsl(59, 62%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is PaleGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E9E8A0

HEX#E9E8A0

RGBrgb(233, 232, 160)

HSLhsl(59, 62%, 77%)

HSVhsv(59, 31%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.092 107.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 31%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E9E8A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E9E8A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E9E8A0 Complementary#A0A1E9 Analogous#E9C3A0 Analogous#C6E9A0 Triadic#A0E9E8 Triadic#E8A0E9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E9E8A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ECEBAC #EFEEB9 #F1F1C5 #F4F4D2 #F7F7DE #FAFAEA

Shades

#DFDD77 #D4D249 #BEBC2D #918F22 #676618 #3A390E

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