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Crisp Cream Weave

#f5e5d8
Notes

Crisp Cream Weave (#F5E5D8) is a soft orange with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (27°, 59%, 90%) 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 azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f5e5d8
RGB
rgb(245, 229, 216)
HSL
hsl(27, 59%, 90%)
HWB
hwb(27 85% 4%)
OKLCH
oklch(93.1% 0.025 61.6)
HSV
hsv(27, 12%, 96%)
LAB
lab(91.87% 3.31 8.29)
LCH
lch(91.87% 8.92 68.26)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 4%)

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.

#f5e5d8
Original
#eae6d7
Protanopia
#eee9d8
Deuteranopia
#fbe2e1
Tritanopia
#e7e7e7
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
1.23:1
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
17.08:1

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