Palettes / Colors / #E1DFBF
#E1DFBF — Pale Muted Yellow
#E1DFBF is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #E1DFBF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#E1DFBF is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #C1C3E2; it also sits naturally between #E2CFC1 and #D3E2C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E1DFBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 225, 223, 191 |
| HSL | 56°, 36%, 82% |
| HSV | 56°, 15%, 88% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 15%, 12% |
| XYZ | 66.84, 72.54, 59.77 |
| Yxy | 72.54, 0.3356, 0.3643 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.23, -4.63, 15.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.17, -4.49, 13.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 88% · Green 87% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 15% · Key 12%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E1DFBF
.text { color: #E1DFBF; }
.background { background-color: #E1DFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1DFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 223, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 36%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1DFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 223, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1DFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 223, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E1DFBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1DFBF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1C3E2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E1DFBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E1DFBF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E1DFBF: ·
How #E1DFBF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #E1DFBF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E1DFBF?
#E1DFBF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 225, 223, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E1DFBF?
#E1DFBF is RGB 225, 223, 191 — HSL 56°, 36%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 15%, 12%.
What colors go with #E1DFBF?
Its complement is #C1C3E2; analogous partners are #E2CFC1 and #D3E2C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E1DFBF for text?
Black text on #E1DFBF has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.