#E9DBD3
A very light, moderate orange closely aligning with Gainsboro.
About #E9DBD3
At its core, #E9DBD3 is a very light and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gainsboro. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 219 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 6% M, 9% Y, and 9% K. The HSL representation is 21.8° hue, 33.3% saturation, and 87.1% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#E9DBD3
RGB233, 219, 211
HSL21.8°, 33.3%, 87.1%
CMYK0%, 6%, 9%, 9%
HSV21.8°, 9.4%, 91.4%
LAB88.3, 3.5, 5.6
XYZ70.7, 72.7, 71.9
Decimal15326163
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.54:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.21:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #E9DBD3;
}
.text-color {
color: #E9DBD3;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #E9DBD3;
}