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Warm Pistachio Ribbon

#e3e9d1
Notes

Warm Pistachio Ribbon (#E3E9D1) is a soft lime with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (75°, 35%, 87%) 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 indigo. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#e3e9d1
RGB
rgb(227, 233, 209)
HSL
hsl(75, 35%, 87%)
HWB
hwb(75 82% 9%)
OKLCH
oklch(92.3% 0.033 118.5)
HSV
hsv(75, 10%, 91%)
LAB
lab(91.33% -6.15 10.98)
LCH
lch(91.33% 12.59 119.27)
CMYK
cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 9%)

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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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.

#e3e9d1
Original
#ede6d0
Protanopia
#ece6d2
Deuteranopia
#e6e6e2
Tritanopia
#e6e6e6
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
1.25:1
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
16.84:1

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