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Pastelyellowsoftmuted

Crisp Ivory Bloom

#e6e4cc
Notes

Crisp Ivory Bloom (#E6E4CC) is a soft yellow with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (55°, 34%, 85%) 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
#e6e4cc
RGB
rgb(230, 228, 204)
HSL
hsl(55, 34%, 85%)
HWB
hwb(55 80% 10%)
OKLCH
oklch(91.4% 0.032 103.1)
HSV
hsv(55, 11%, 90%)
LAB
lab(90.17% -3.37 11.96)
LCH
lch(90.17% 12.43 105.73)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 10%)

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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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.

#e6e4cc
Original
#e9e2cb
Protanopia
#eae4cd
Deuteranopia
#eae1dd
Tritanopia
#e3e3e3
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
1.29:1
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
16.33:1

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