Color

#E7E9C8

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

RGB

0–255

231

233

200

CMYK

0–100%

0.86%

14.16%

8.63%

RGB describes how #E7E9C8 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 231, green 233 and blue 200.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0.86%, magenta 0%, yellow 14.16% and black 8.63%.

HSL values

H 63.64° S 42.86% L 84.9%

In the HSL color model, #E7E9C8 has a hue of 63.64°, 42.86% saturation and 84.9% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#E7E9C8 is a very light, warm yellow with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #E7E9C8 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #E7E9C8

RGB rgb(231, 233, 200)

HSL hsl(63.64 42.86% 84.9%)

OKLCH oklch(0.923918 0.043563 110.0594)

CSS --color: #E7E9C8;

Tints of #E7E9C8

Tints are lighter variations of #E7E9C8. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F0F2D0 #EDEFCE #EBEDCC #E9EBCA #E7E9C8

Shades of #E7E9C8

Shades are darker variations of #E7E9C8. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#E7E9C8 #A7A889 #6B6C4F #34351A #060600

Tones of #E7E9C8

Tones reduce the chroma of #E7E9C8, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#E7E9C8 #E7E8CE #E6E8D5 #E6E7DB #E6E6E1

Tonal range of #E7E9C8

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #E7E9C8 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F0F2D0 #EDEFCE #EBEDCC #E9EBCA #E7E9C8 #A7A889 #6B6C4F #34351A #060600

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F0F2D0;
    --color-200: #EDEFCE;
    --color-300: #EBEDCC;
    --color-400: #E9EBCA;
    --color-500: #E7E9C8;
    --color-600: #A7A889;
    --color-700: #6B6C4F;
    --color-800: #34351A;
    --color-900: #060600;
}

Colors that go with #E7E9C8

Color harmonies for #E7E9C8 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.

#E7E9C8 #E5E2FF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#F5E3C6 #E7E9C8 #D7EED2

Triadic

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

#E7E9C8 #C9ECFE #FEDBEA

Split complementary

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

#E7E9C8 #D8E7FF #F3DDF8

Tetradic

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

#E7E9C8 #C5EFF1 #E5E2FF #FFDCDB

CSS gradients with #E7E9C8

These gradients show how #E7E9C8 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.

#E7E9C8 #EDEFD6 #F3F4E4 #F9FAF1 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E7E9C8, #EDEFD6, #F3F4E4, #F9FAF1, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

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

#E7E9C8 #9D9E87 #595A4C #1D1E18 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E7E9C8, #9D9E87, #595A4C, #1D1E18, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#E7E9C8 #FAE1C9 #FFDCDB #F8DCF1 #E5E2FF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E7E9C8, #FAE1C9, #FFDCDB, #F8DCF1, #E5E2FF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #E7E9C8. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.24:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

16.89:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.7944 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #E7E9C8 as the background.

background-color: #E7E9C8;
color: #000000;

Using #E7E9C8 in design

See how #E7E9C8 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

#E7E9C8 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #E7E9C8 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#EDEFCE

#E7E9C8

#34351A

Colors similar to #E7E9C8

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #E7E9C8, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FFFFFF #CDCFAE #E8EBAE #E6E6E0 #ECE7C6 #E2EBCB #F9F4D3 #D5DEBE

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #E7E9C8 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 #EFE6C6 Deuteranopia #EFE7C9 Tritanopia #ECE5E0

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, #E7E9C8 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 72.5182
Y: 79.4374
Z: 66.145

CIELAB

L*: 91.4318
a*: -6.184
b*: 15.842

OKLab

L: 0.923918
a: -0.014942
b: 0.04092

OKLCH

L: 0.923918
C: 0.043563
H: 110.0594°