#E8EBE2

Closest named color: Antique White (#FAEBD7). oklch(93.5% 0.012 121.7), rgb(232, 235, 226).

Black text reads best on this color (17.41:1).

About this color

#E8EBE2 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.012. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Antique White (#FAEBD7), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.41:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (94%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.012)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Antique White (#FAEBD7)
Black text	17.41:1
White text	1.20:1

Values

HEX	#E8EBE2
RGB	rgb(232, 235, 226)
HSL	hsl(80, 18%, 90%)
OKLCH	oklch(93.5% 0.012 121.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #E8EBE2	1.20:1	Fails	Lc -11.8	Not readable
Black text on #E8EBE2	17.41:1	AAA	Lc 93.4	Preferred for body text
#E8EBE2 text on white	1.20:1	Fails	Lc 10.1	Not readable
#E8EBE2 text on black	17.41:1	AAA	Lc -94.0	Preferred for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F4

oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#E8EBE2

oklch(93.5% 0.012 121.7)
Step 200
200

#D8DAD4

oklch(88.5% 0.008 121.6)
Step 300
300

#BFC2B7

oklch(80.9% 0.016 119.2)
Step 400
400

#9EA392

oklch(70.7% 0.025 120.4)
Step 500
500

#868D77

oklch(63.1% 0.033 121.7)
Step 600
600

#707760

oklch(55.7% 0.035 121.3)
Step 700
700

#5D644F

oklch(49.1% 0.034 122.6)
Step 800
800

#4C5241

oklch(42.8% 0.028 123.4)
Step 900
900

#404337

oklch(37.6% 0.02 118.8)
Step 950
950

#252820

oklch(27.1% 0.015 124.1)

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#E8EBE2 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#ECEAE2	0.006
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#ECEAE2	0.006
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E9EAE8	0.010
Achromatopsia (no color)	#EAEAEA	0.013

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #E8EBE2, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #E8EBE2 in your product

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