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Plush Vanilla Satin

#ebe5d3
Notes

Plush Vanilla Satin (#EBE5D3) is a soft amber with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (45°, 37%, 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 blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#ebe5d3
RGB
rgb(235, 229, 211)
HSL
hsl(45, 37%, 87%)
HWB
hwb(45 83% 8%)
OKLCH
oklch(92.2% 0.025 91.6)
HSV
hsv(45, 10%, 92%)
LAB
lab(90.96% -1.00 9.50)
LCH
lch(90.96% 9.55 96.02)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 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.

#ebe5d3
Original
#e9e4d2
Protanopia
#ebe6d4
Deuteranopia
#efe2e0
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
1.26:1
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
16.68:1

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