#E7CBA7 Color

#E7CBA7 is rgb(231, 203, 167) in RGB, hsl(34, 57%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7CBA7

HEX#E7CBA7

RGBrgb(231, 203, 167)

HSLhsl(34, 57%, 78%)

HSVhsv(34, 28%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.057 73.9)

LABlab(83.41% 6.24 21.83)

LCHlch(83.41% 22.70 74.06)

What #E7CBA7 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 #E7CBA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 5.59 Nude#E3BC9AΔE 6.42 Blush Peach#FFDAB9ΔE 7.16 Wheat#F5DEB3ΔE 7.17 Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 7.75 Very Pale Orange#FFDFBFΔE 7.91

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#E7CBA7 Channel Values

How #E7CBA7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 231 · G 203 · B 167	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 34° · S 57% · L 78%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 34° · S 28% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 12% · Y 28% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.56:1 vs white · 13.5:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7CBA7 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E7CBA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7CBA7; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #E7CBA7

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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How #E7CBA7 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#E7CBA7

Protanopia#D0D0A7

Protanomaly#DACEA7

Deuteranopia#D5D5A6

Deuteranomaly#DCD1A6

Tritanopia#EAC7C7

Tritanomaly#E9C9BB

Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

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Using #E7CBA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e7cba7: #E7CBA7;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7CBA7;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7cba7': '#E7CBA7' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.796, blue: 0.655)

Android XML<color name="color_e7cba7">#E7CBA7</color>

SVG fillfill="#E7CBA7"

More Orange Colors

#E7CBA7 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e86100 e79255 e88e5a e78f50 e8b14a e78c4b e8d9be e74e14 e9967a e6be8a e9c9aa e69500 efc881 f5b175 fb9902 ff4f0f ff7f24 ffaa1d ffc885 ffe2ad fff1db a89078 cd853f dfd3c3

#E7CBA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7CBA7?

#E7CBA7 is a light orange — rgb(231, 203, 167) in RGB and hsl(34, 57%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.59.

What is the RGB value of #E7CBA7?

#E7CBA7 is rgb(231, 203, 167) — red 231, green 203, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7CBA7?

#E7CBA7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7CBA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7CBA7 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7CBA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7CBA7 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 7.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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