#E9E9E2

A very light, muted yellow closely aligning with Linen.

About #E9E9E2

At its core, #E9E9E2 is a very light and muted hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Linen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 233, and 226.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 13.7% saturation, and 90.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#E9E9E2
RGB233, 233, 226
HSL60.0°, 13.7%, 90.0%
CMYK0%, 0%, 3%, 9%
HSV60.0°, 3.0%, 91.4%
LAB92.2, -1.2, 3.4
XYZ76.5, 81.1, 83.6
Decimal15329762

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.22:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
17.22:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.17:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.64:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9E9E2; }
.text-color { color: #E9E9E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9E9E2; }

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