Palettes / Colors / #E8DCBF
#E8DCBF — Pale Muted Yellow
#E8DCBF 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 #E8DCBF 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.
#E8DCBF 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 #BFCCE8; it also sits naturally between #E8C7BF and #E0E8BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E8DCBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 220, 191 |
| HSL | 42°, 47%, 83% |
| HSV | 42°, 18%, 91% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 18%, 9% |
| XYZ | 68.28, 72.10, 59.61 |
| Yxy | 72.10, 0.3414, 0.3605 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.02, -0.56, 15.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.91, -0.55, 13.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 86% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 18% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E8DCBF
.text { color: #E8DCBF; }
.background { background-color: #E8DCBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8DCBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 220, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 47%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8DCBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 220, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8DCBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 220, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E8DCBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8DCBF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFCCE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E8DCBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8DCBF
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 #E8DCBF: ·
How #E8DCBF 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 #E8DCBF 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 #E8DCBF?
#E8DCBF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 232, 220, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E8DCBF?
#E8DCBF is RGB 232, 220, 191 — HSL 42°, 47%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 18%, 9%.
What colors go with #E8DCBF?
Its complement is #BFCCE8; analogous partners are #E8C7BF and #E0E8BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E8DCBF for text?
Black text on #E8DCBF has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.