Information about #E7E196 color

#E7E196 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E7E196 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(231, 225, 150) — 90.6% red, 88.2% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 32 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E7E196 reads as a strongly colored sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Primrose (#E4DE8E). Slightly further away sit Mellow Yellow (#EAD895) and Cool Yellow (#ECEA98).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(231, 225, 150)), which gives #E7E196 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E7E196: 15.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E7E196 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E7E196 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E7E196 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E7E196 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E7E196 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E7E196 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#E297E7
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#9CE797
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #E7E196

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Mellow Yellow color link
Mellow Yellow

#EAD895

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Weathered Yellow color link
Weathered Yellow

#E0DA9F

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Melting Moment color link
Melting Moment

#F4DE9E

Soft Yellow color link
Soft Yellow

#EEEE9B

Splash color link
Splash

#F1D79E

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Light Apple Green color link
Light Apple Green

#DCE78B

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

#E7E196 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E7E196
  • RGB231, 225, 150
  • CMYK0, 2, 32, 9
  • CSSrgb(231, 225, 150)
  • HSL56°, 63%, 75%
  • HSL Precise55.556°, 62.791%, 74.706%
  • HSV56°, 35%, 91%
  • HSB56°, 35%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.906, 0.882, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.906, 0.882, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.906, 0.882, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE7E196
  • DECIMAL ID15196566
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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