Palettes / Colors / #E4E6CF
#E4E6CF — Pale Muted Yellow
#E4E6CF is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #E4E6CF 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.
#E4E6CF 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 #D2D0E7; it also sits naturally between #E7DDD0 and #D9E7D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4E6CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 230, 207 |
| HSL | 65°, 32%, 86% |
| HSV | 65°, 10%, 90% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 10%, 10% |
| XYZ | 71.55, 77.59, 70.24 |
| Yxy | 77.59, 0.3262, 0.3537 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.59, -4.60, 10.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.09, -4.52, 9.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 90% · Blue 81%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4E6CF
.text { color: #E4E6CF; }
.background { background-color: #E4E6CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4E6CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 230, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 32%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4E6CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 230, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4E6CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 230, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4E6CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4E6CF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E4E6CF
Tints of #E4E6CF
Tones of #E4E6CF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D2D0E7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4E6CF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4E6CF
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 #E4E6CF: ·
How #E4E6CF 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 #E4E6CF 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 #E4E6CF?
#E4E6CF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 230, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4E6CF?
#E4E6CF is RGB 228, 230, 207 — HSL 65°, 32%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 10%, 10%.
What colors go with #E4E6CF?
Its complement is #D2D0E7; analogous partners are #E7DDD0 and #D9E7D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4E6CF for text?
Black text on #E4E6CF has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.