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#E2CEBB Color

#E2CEBB is rgb(226, 206, 187) in RGB, hsl(29, 40%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oat (#DFD3C3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E2CEBB
HEX#E2CEBB
RGBrgb(226, 206, 187)
HSLhsl(29, 40%, 81%)
HSVhsv(29, 17%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.034 65.9)
LABlab(84.06% 4.95 12.15)
LCHlch(84.06% 13.12 67.82)

What #E2CEBB 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 #E2CEBB, 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.

#E2CEBB Channel Values

How #E2CEBB 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 226 · G 206 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 40% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 17% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 17% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E2CEBB 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E2CEBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E2CEBB; 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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Tints & Shades of #E2CEBB

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E2CEBB.

How #E2CEBB 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#E2CEBB
Protanopia#D2D2BB
Protanomaly#D8D0BB
Deuteranopia#D5D5BA
Deuteranomaly#DAD2BB
Tritanopia#E4CCCC
Tritanomaly#E3CDC5
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E2CEBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e2cebb: #E2CEBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E2CEBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e2cebb': '#E2CEBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.808, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_e2cebb">#E2CEBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E2CEBB"

More Orange Colors

#E2CEBB sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E2CEBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E2CEBB?

#E2CEBB is a lightest orange — rgb(226, 206, 187) in RGB and hsl(29, 40%, 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 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #E2CEBB?

#E2CEBB is rgb(226, 206, 187) — red 226, green 206, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E2CEBB?

#E2CEBB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E2CEBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E2CEBB scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E2CEBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E2CEBB 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 10.03, which is visibly different.

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