Navajo white

#e9cd8e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for navajo white, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Navajo white sits in the orange range, light and strong. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Navajo white color values

Every conversion for #e9cd8e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e9cd8e
RGB233, 205, 142
HSL42, 67%, 74%
HSV42, 39%, 91%
CMYK0%, 12%, 39%, 9%
Lab83.41, 1.18, 34.97
XYZ60.32, 62.94, 34.56
Decimal15322510
Web safe#ffcc99
Pantone1345 C
Pantone1345 CHex#e9cd8eRgb233 205 142Cmyk0 12 39 9Lab83 1 35Darker#c29226Deep#ddb352Lighter#f2e7cc

Shades of navajo white

Tints of navajo white

Colors that go with navajo white

Navajo white in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 39, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e9cd8e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 12 39 9
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 15 40 15
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Navajo white in css

Copy #e9cd8e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e9cd8e; }
.text { color: #e9cd8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9cd8e; }

How navajo white looks on light and dark

Navajo white and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e9cd8e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.55:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
13.59:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e9cd8e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Navajo white on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e9cd8e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around navajo white? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn navajo white into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e9cd8e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from navajo white, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e9cd8e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.