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#E2DBBF — Pale Muted Yellow

#E2DBBF 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 #E2DBBF 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.

#E2DBBF 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 #C0C7E3; it also sits naturally between #E3CAC0 and #D8E3C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2DBBF · RGB 226, 219, 191

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Color values

HEX#E2DBBF
RGB226, 219, 191
HSL48°, 38%, 82%
HSV48°, 15%, 89%
CMYK0%, 3%, 15%, 11%
XYZ66.10, 70.59, 59.43
Yxy70.59, 0.3370, 0.3599
CIE-Lab87.29, -2.22, 14.63
Hunter Lab84.02, -2.15, 12.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 86% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 15% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #E2DBBF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2DBBF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2DBBF

.text { color: #E2DBBF; }
.background { background-color: #E2DBBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DBBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 219, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 38%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DBBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 219, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DBBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 219, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2DBBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DBBF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2DBBF

#D6CCA4#C9BC87#BEAE6F#B29F53#978744#7B6E37#5F552B#463F20#2A2613#0E0D06

Tints of #E2DBBF

#E4DEC3#E7E1CA#E9E3CE#ECE7D5#EEE9D8#EFEBDC#F2EFE3#F4F1E6#F7F5ED#F9F7F1

Tones of #E2DBBF

#E0DAC2#DDD9C5#DBD7C7#D8D6CA#D6D4CC#D3D2CF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0C7E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2DBBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2DBBF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E2DBBF: ·

How #E2DBBF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DFDFC6Deuteranopia · #DFE0C7Tritanopia · #E2CBCC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2DBBF rather than the exact color:

Palette 30364f
#30364F · #ACBAC4 · #E1D9BC · #F0F0DB
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE
Palette 41431b
#41431B · #AEB784 · #E3DBBB · #F8F3E1
Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #F2EAD3 · #DFD7BF · #3F2305
Palette E5dcc3
#E5DCC3 · #C7BEA2 · #AAA492 · #9A9483
Silent Ruby Garden
#213F72 · #84B5DB · #BA8937 · #E5D9BB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E1D9BC#E4DEBE#E3DBBB#DFD7BF#E5DCC3#E5D9BB#E6D8C3#E1DFBA#DED6C1#E6DDC4#E5DDC5#E9DAC1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2DBBE  ·  #E2DBC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2DBBF?

#E2DBBF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 219, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DBBF?

#E2DBBF is RGB 226, 219, 191 — HSL 48°, 38%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 15%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2DBBF?

Its complement is #C0C7E3; analogous partners are #E3CAC0 and #D8E3C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2DBBF for text?

Black text on #E2DBBF has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.