Color

#E5E6BB

Very light muted warm yellow. Nearest reference color: Pale spring bud.

RGB

0–255

229

230

187

CMYK

0–100%

0.43%

18.7%

9.8%

RGB describes how #E5E6BB is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 229, green 230 and blue 187.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0.43%, magenta 0%, yellow 18.7% and black 9.8%.

HSL values

H 61.4° S 46.24% L 81.76%

In the HSL color model, #E5E6BB has a hue of 61.4°, 46.24% saturation and 81.76% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#E5E6BB is a very light, warm yellow with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #E5E6BB in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #E5E6BB

RGB rgb(229, 230, 187)

HSL hsl(61.4 46.24% 81.76%)

OKLCH oklch(0.913314 0.05642 108.5652)

CSS --color: #E5E6BB;

Tints of #E5E6BB

Tints are lighter variations of #E5E6BB. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F1F2C7 #EEEFC4 #EBECC1 #E8E9BE #E5E6BB

Shades of #E5E6BB

Shades are darker variations of #E5E6BB. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#E5E6BB #A6A67D #6A6B44 #35340E #060600

Tones of #E5E6BB

Tones reduce the chroma of #E5E6BB, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#E5E6BB #E4E5C4 #E4E5CC #E3E4D4 #E3E3DD

Tonal range of #E5E6BB

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #E5E6BB between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F1F2C7 #EEEFC4 #EBECC1 #E8E9BE #E5E6BB #A6A67D #6A6B44 #35340E #060600

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F1F2C7;
    --color-200: #EEEFC4;
    --color-300: #EBECC1;
    --color-400: #E8E9BE;
    --color-500: #E5E6BB;
    --color-600: #A6A67D;
    --color-700: #6A6B44;
    --color-800: #35340E;
    --color-900: #060600;
}

Colors that go with #E5E6BB

Color harmonies for #E5E6BB are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#E5E6BB #E0DEFF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#F7DFB9 #E5E6BB #D0ECC8

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#E5E6BB #BEEAFF #FFD5E8

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#E5E6BB #D2E4FF #F3D7FB

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#E5E6BB #B7EFF0 #E0DEFF #FFD7D7

CSS gradients with #E5E6BB

These gradients show how #E5E6BB moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#E5E6BB #EBECCC #F2F3DD #F8F9EE #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E5E6BB, #EBECCC, #F2F3DD, #F8F9EE, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#E5E6BB #9C9C7E #585946 #1D1D16 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E5E6BB, #9C9C7E, #585946, #1D1D16, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#E5E6BB #C8EDD2 #BCEDEF #C9E6FF #E0DEFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E5E6BB, #C8EDD2, #BCEDEF, #C9E6FF, #E0DEFF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #E5E6BB. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.28:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

16.37:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.7684 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #E5E6BB as the background.

background-color: #E5E6BB;
color: #000000;

Using #E5E6BB in design

See how #E5E6BB works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#E5E6BB used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #E5E6BB to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#EEEFC4

#E5E6BB

#35340E

Colors similar to #E5E6BB

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #E5E6BB, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FEFFE8 #CBCCA2 #E7E8A0 #E3E4D4 #ECE4B9 #DEE8BE #F9F1C6 #D1DBB2

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #E5E6BB may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #EDE2B8 Deuteranopia #EEE4BD Tritanopia #EBE0DA

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #E5E6BB can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 69.579
Y: 76.8402
Z: 58.1703

CIELAB

L*: 90.248
a*: -7.3392
b*: 20.9017

OKLab

L: 0.913314
a: -0.017963
b: 0.053484

OKLCH

L: 0.913314
C: 0.05642
H: 108.5652°