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#E2DBBB Sesame Seed

#E2DBBB is a very light, muted yellow named Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(226, 219, 187)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 40% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. #E2DBBB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.08:1.

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Variations of #E2DBBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E2DBBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2DBBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2DBBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4DCBC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2D9B9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2DABA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4DCBC
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3DBBC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9D6D2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4D9C6
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDBD3

#E2DBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#E2DBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.08:1 Super#E2DBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2DBBB in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #E2DBBB; }
.background { background-color: #E2DBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2DBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 219 187);
color: hsl(49 40% 81%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.043 97.0);

#E2DBBB FAQ

What color is #E2DBBB?

#E2DBBB is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Sesame Seed. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2DBBB?

#E2DBBB is rgb(226, 219, 187) in RGB, hsl(49, 40%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2DBBB?

The complementary color of #E2DBBB is #BBC2E2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2DBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2DBBB: 15.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2DBBB a warm or cool color?

#E2DBBB is a warm color.