Back to gallery
Pastelambersoft

Soft Vanilla Dew

#e3dfc4
Notes

Soft Vanilla Dew (#E3DFC4) 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 (52°, 36%, 83%) 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 blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#e3dfc4
RGB
rgb(227, 223, 196)
HSL
hsl(52, 36%, 83%)
HWB
hwb(52 77% 11%)
OKLCH
oklch(90.0% 0.036 100.2)
HSV
hsv(52, 14%, 89%)
LAB
lab(88.49% -3.14 13.73)
LCH
lch(88.49% 14.09 102.88)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 11%)

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.

Variations

Click any swatch to explore

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.

#e3dfc4
Original
#e5ddc2
Protanopia
#e6dfc5
Deuteranopia
#e8dbd7
Tritanopia
#dedede
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
1.34:1
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
15.62:1

Related Colors

Canvas