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#E4E0DC Color

#E4E0DC is rgb(228, 224, 220) in RGB, hsl(30, 13%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E4E0DC
HEX#E4E0DC
RGBrgb(228, 224, 220)
HSLhsl(30, 13%, 88%)
HSVhsv(30, 4%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.007 67.7)
LABlab(89.41% 0.88 2.47)
LCHlch(89.41% 2.62 70.33)

What #E4E0DC 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 #E4E0DC, 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.

#E4E0DC Channel Values

How #E4E0DC 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 228 · G 224 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 13% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 4% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 4% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 15.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E4E0DC 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E4E0DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E4E0DC; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E4E0DC

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 #E4E0DC 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#E4E0DC
Protanopia#E1E1DC
Protanomaly#E2E0DC
Deuteranopia#E1E1DC
Deuteranomaly#E2E1DC
Tritanopia#E4E0E0
Tritanomaly#E4E0DE
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

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Using #E4E0DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e4e0dc: #E4E0DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E4E0DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e4e0dc': '#E4E0DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.878, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_e4e0dc">#E4E0DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E4E0DC"

More Orange Colors

#E4E0DC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E4E0DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E4E0DC?

#E4E0DC is a lightest orange — rgb(228, 224, 220) in RGB and hsl(30, 13%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.99.

What is the RGB value of #E4E0DC?

#E4E0DC is rgb(228, 224, 220) — red 228, green 224, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E4E0DC?

#E4E0DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E4E0DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E4E0DC scores 1.31:1 against white and 15.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E4E0DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E4E0DC 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 gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 3.1, which is very hard to tell apart.

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