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Pastelyellowsoft

Soft Ivory Fold

#e7e9b8
Notes

Soft Ivory Fold (#E7E9B8) 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 (62°, 53%, 82%) 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
#e7e9b8
RGB
rgb(231, 233, 184)
HSL
hsl(62, 53%, 82%)
HWB
hwb(62 72% 9%)
OKLCH
oklch(92.0% 0.064 109.5)
HSV
hsv(62, 21%, 91%)
LAB
lab(91.11% -8.56 23.67)
LCH
lch(91.11% 25.17 109.88)
CMYK
cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 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.

#e7e9b8
Original
#f1e5b5
Protanopia
#f2e6ba
Deuteranopia
#eee3dc
Tritanopia
#e5e5e5
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
16.75:1

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