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Warm Ivory Marble

#e9efb7
Notes

Warm Ivory Marble (#E9EFB7) 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 (66°, 64%, 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
#e9efb7
RGB
rgb(233, 239, 183)
HSL
hsl(66, 64%, 83%)
HWB
hwb(66 72% 6%)
OKLCH
oklch(93.4% 0.073 112.8)
HSV
hsv(66, 23%, 94%)
LAB
lab(92.78% -10.97 26.50)
LCH
lch(92.78% 28.68 112.49)
CMYK
cmyk(3%, 0%, 23%, 6%)

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.

#e9efb7
Original
#f8eab3
Protanopia
#f7ebb9
Deuteranopia
#f0e8e0
Tritanopia
#eaeaea
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
1.20:1
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
17.50:1

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