What color is #E5EDB5?

#E5EDB5 is a light, moderate yellow known as Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sour?

The RGB value is 229, 237, 181: 229 red, 237 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sour?

The complementary color is #BDB5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EDB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sour color: hex code #E5EDB5

#E5EDB5 rgb(229, 237, 181)

Shades of green

Sour has the hex code #E5EDB5. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.9% green and 71% blue (229, 237, 181).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 61% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

Sour (#E5EDB5) color codes

HEX	`#E5EDB5`
RGB	`rgb(229, 237, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 61%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 24%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 24%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.94, -11.71, 26.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.94, 28.8, 113.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.937, 80.563, 55.52)`
Decimal	`15068597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sour, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E5EDB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EDB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E5EDB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5edb5; }
.text { color: #e5edb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5edb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 237 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5edb5, #c9edb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E5EDB5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5EDB5?: #E5EDB5 is a light, moderate yellow known as Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sour?: The RGB value is 229, 237, 181: 229 red, 237 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sour?: The complementary color is #BDB5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EDB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.