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#E5EEBB closest to Sour

#E5EEBB is a very light, muted green; the closest named color is Sour. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 93.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(229, 238, 187)). Its HSL value is 71° hue, 60% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. #E5EEBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.28:1.

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Variations of #E5EEBB

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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#E5EEBB 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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#E5EEBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5EEBB 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 #F5E9BD
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E9B8
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1EAB9
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F5E9BD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F0EBBC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EBE8E0
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7ECCD
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8EADF

#E5EEBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.22:1 Very poor#E5EEBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.28:1 Super#E5EEBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E5EEBB in CSS

/* Sour */
.color { color: #E5EEBB; }
.background { background-color: #E5EEBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5EEBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 238 187);
color: hsl(71 60% 83%);
color: oklch(0.930 0.067 115.9);

#E5EEBB FAQ

What color is #E5EEBB?

#E5EEBB is a very light, muted green. Its closest named color is Sour. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #E5EEBB?

#E5EEBB is rgb(229, 238, 187) in RGB, hsl(71, 60%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5EEBB?

The complementary color of #E5EEBB is #C4BBEE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5EEBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5EEBB: 17.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5EEBB a warm or cool color?

#E5EEBB is a cool color.