#E8E1C9 Color

#E8E1C9 is rgb(232, 225, 201) in RGB and hsl(46, 40%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E8E1C9

HEX#E8E1C9

RGBrgb(232, 225, 201)

HSLhsl(46, 40%, 85%)

HSVhsv(46, 13%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.033 93.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E8E1C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E8E1C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E8E1C9 Complementary#C9D1E8 Analogous#E8D2C9 Analogous#E0E8C9 Triadic#C9E8E1 Triadic#E1C9E8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E8E1C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EBE5D1 #EEE9D8 #F1EDDF #F3EFE2 #F6F3EA #F9F7F1

Shades

#D6C99F #C5B377 #B39B4D #8B793C #605429 #393218

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