Old lace

#e4e1d4

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

This is Old lace, a muted yellow at 49 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Old lace color values

Every conversion for #e4e1d4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4e1d4
RGB228, 225, 212
HSL49, 23%, 86%
HSV49, 7%, 89%
CMYK0%, 1%, 7%, 11%
Lab89.44, -1.22, 6.7
XYZ70.8, 75.1, 73.05
Decimal15000020
Web safe#cccccc
Pantone427 C
Pantone427 CHex#e4e1d4Rgb228 225 212Cmyk0 1 7 11Lab89 -1 7Darker#ada47cDeep#c8c2a8Lighter#f3f2ed

Shades of old lace

Tints of old lace

Colors that go with old lace

Old lace in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 7, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4e1d4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 1 7 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 5 10 17
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Old lace in css

Copy #e4e1d4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4e1d4; }
.text { color: #e4e1d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e1d4; }

How old lace looks on light and dark

Old lace and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e4e1d4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.31:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.02:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4e1d4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Old lace on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e4e1d4 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 old lace? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn old lace into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e4e1d4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from old lace, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #e4e1d4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.