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#E2E8A2 closest to Mermaid Tears

#E2E8A2 is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Mermaid Tears. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 91.0% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(226, 232, 162)). Its HSL value is 65° hue, 60% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 9% black. #E2E8A2 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.30:1.

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Variations of #E2E8A2

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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#E2E8A2 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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#E2E8A2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2E8A2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F2E4A5
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2E29D
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEE39F
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F2E4A5
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDE5A4
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EBE0D6
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E5E5BC
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2E4D5

#E2E8A2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.29:1 Very poor#E2E8A2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.30:1 Super#E2E8A2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2E8A2 in CSS

/* Mermaid Tears */
.color { color: #E2E8A2; }
.background { background-color: #E2E8A2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2E8A2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 232 162);
color: hsl(65 60% 77%);
color: oklch(0.910 0.090 112.2);

#E2E8A2 FAQ

What color is #E2E8A2?

#E2E8A2 is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2E8A2?

#E2E8A2 is rgb(226, 232, 162) in RGB, hsl(65, 60%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2E8A2?

The complementary color of #E2E8A2 is #A8A2E8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2E8A2?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2E8A2: 16.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2E8A2 a warm or cool color?

#E2E8A2 is a warm color.