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Pastelyellowsoftmuted

Quiet Ivory Whisper

#e7ebd8
Notes

Quiet Ivory Whisper (#E7EBD8) 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 (73°, 32%, 88%) 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
#e7ebd8
RGB
rgb(231, 235, 216)
HSL
hsl(73, 32%, 88%)
HWB
hwb(73 85% 8%)
OKLCH
oklch(93.2% 0.026 116.6)
HSV
hsv(73, 8%, 92%)
LAB
lab(92.29% -4.63 8.76)
LCH
lch(92.29% 9.90 117.86)
CMYK
cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 8%)

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.

#e7ebd8
Original
#eee9d7
Protanopia
#eee9d9
Deuteranopia
#e9e9e5
Tritanopia
#e9e9e9
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
1.22:1
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
17.27:1

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