What color is #E5F0CA?

#E5F0CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F0CA?

The RGB value is 229, 240, 202: 229 red, 240 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F0CA?

The complementary color is #D5CAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F0CA color

#E5F0CA rgb(229, 240, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5F0CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 94.1% green and 79.2% blue (229, 240, 202).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 56% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#E5F0CA color codes

HEX	`#E5F0CA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 240, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 94.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 56%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 16%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.12, -10.1, 17.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.12, 19.91, 120.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.133, 83.243, 68.028)`
Decimal	`15069386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F0CA, 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 #E5F0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	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 #E5F0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f0ca; }
.text { color: #e5f0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 240 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f0ca, #d2f0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E5F0CA?: #E5F0CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F0CA?: The RGB value is 229, 240, 202: 229 red, 240 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F0CA?: The complementary color is #D5CAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.