#E9E2CC

A very light, moderate yellow closely aligning with Antiquewhite.

About #E9E2CC

At its core, #E9E2CC is a very light and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Antiquewhite. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 226, and 204.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 3% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9E2CC
RGB233, 226, 204
HSL45.5°, 39.7%, 85.7%
CMYK0%, 3%, 12%, 9%
HSV45.5°, 12.4%, 91.4%
LAB89.9, -1.3, 11.6
XYZ71.7, 76.1, 68.0
Decimal15327948

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.22:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9E2CC; }
.text-color { color: #E9E2CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9E2CC; }

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