#E8EDB2

Closest named color: Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA). oklch(92.8% 0.076 111.8), rgb(232, 237, 178).

Black text reads best on this color (17.18:1).

About this color

#E8EDB2 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 93%, its chroma 0.076 and its hue 112°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.18:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	very light (93%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.076)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA)
Black text	17.18:1
White text	1.22:1

Values

HEX	#E8EDB2
RGB	rgb(232, 237, 178)
HSL	hsl(65, 62%, 81%)
OKLCH	oklch(92.8% 0.076 111.8)

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 #E8EDB2	1.22:1	Fails	Lc -12.7	Not readable
Black text on #E8EDB2	17.18:1	AAA	Lc 92.6	Preferred for body text
#E8EDB2 text on white	1.22:1	Fails	Lc 10.9	Not readable
#E8EDB2 text on black	17.18:1	AAA	Lc -93.1	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

#F5F6ED

oklch(97% 0.012 111.8)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#E8EDB2

oklch(92.8% 0.076 111.8)
Step 200
200

#D9DDB4

oklch(88.4% 0.054 112)
Step 300
300

#C2C77B

oklch(80.8% 0.099 111.6)
Step 400
400

#A4A900

oklch(70.7% 0.156 111.9)
Step 500
500

#8D9100

oklch(63.2% 0.14 111.7)
Step 600
600

#767900

oklch(55.5% 0.122 111.5)
Step 700
700

#636600

oklch(49.1% 0.109 111.8)
Step 800
800

#515300

oklch(42.6% 0.094 111.4)
Step 900
900

#434500

oklch(37.6% 0.083 111.6)
Step 950
950

#272900

oklch(27% 0.06 112.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#E8EDB2 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)	#F6E7AE	0.022
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#F6E9B4	0.022
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F0E6DD	0.067
Achromatopsia (no color)	#E8E8E8	0.077