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Warm Vanilla Pearl

#e1d7bd
Notes

Warm Vanilla Pearl (#E1D7BD) is a soft amber with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (43°, 37%, 81%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#e1d7bd
RGB
rgb(225, 215, 189)
HSL
hsl(43, 37%, 81%)
HWB
hwb(43 74% 12%)
OKLCH
oklch(88.0% 0.036 89.5)
HSV
hsv(43, 16%, 88%)
LAB
lab(86.15% -0.83 14.07)
LCH
lch(86.15% 14.10 93.36)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 12%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#e1d7bd
Original
#ddd6bb
Protanopia
#e0d9be
Deuteranopia
#e7d3d0
Tritanopia
#d7d7d7
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.43:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
14.66:1

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