Close to Alabaster
#E8E7DF
#E8E7DF is a very light, soft, grayish yellow, close to the color Alabaster. In RGB it’s made of 91% red, 90.6% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E8E7DF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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16.93:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E8E7DF as they’d see it.
#E8E7DF in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #E8E7DF
What color is #E8E7DF?
#E8E7DF is a very light, soft, grayish yellow, close to the color Alabaster. In RGB it’s made of 91% red, 90.6% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E8E7DF in RGB?
#E8E7DF is rgb(232, 231, 223): 232 red, 231 green, and 223 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E8E7DF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 4, 9). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E8E7DF?
PANTONE 482 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E8E7DF?
Its complement #E5E6EE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.