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#E0CCBE Color

#E0CCBE is rgb(224, 204, 190) in RGB, hsl(25, 35%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oat (#DFD3C3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E0CCBE
HEX#E0CCBE
RGBrgb(224, 204, 190)
HSLhsl(25, 35%, 81%)
HSVhsv(25, 15%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.03 57.3)
LABlab(83.44% 5.53 9.67)
LCHlch(83.44% 11.14 60.21)

What #E0CCBE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E0CCBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#E0CCBE Channel Values

How #E0CCBE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 224 · G 204 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 35% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 15% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 15% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E0CCBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E0CCBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E0CCBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E0CCBE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #E0CCBE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E0CCBE
Protanopia#D0D0BE
Protanomaly#D6CEBE
Deuteranopia#D3D3BD
Deuteranomaly#D8D0BE
Tritanopia#E2CACA
Tritanomaly#E1CBC6
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E0CCBE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e0ccbe: #E0CCBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E0CCBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e0ccbe': '#E0CCBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.800, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_e0ccbe">#E0CCBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E0CCBE"

More Orange Colors

#E0CCBE sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E0CCBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E0CCBE?

#E0CCBE is a lightest orange — rgb(224, 204, 190) in RGB and hsl(25, 35%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oat (#DFD3C3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.69.

What is the RGB value of #E0CCBE?

#E0CCBE is rgb(224, 204, 190) — red 224, green 204, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E0CCBE?

#E0CCBE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E0CCBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E0CCBE scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E0CCBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E0CCBE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 10.94, which is visibly different.

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