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#E9D3C3 Color

#E9D3C3 is rgb(233, 211, 195) in RGB, hsl(25, 46%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Champagne Pink (#F1DDCF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9D3C3
HEX#E9D3C3
RGBrgb(233, 211, 195)
HSLhsl(25, 46%, 84%)
HSVhsv(25, 16%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(88.1% 0.033 58.3)
LABlab(86.07% 6.00 10.87)
LCHlch(86.07% 12.42 61.10)

What #E9D3C3 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 #E9D3C3, 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.

#E9D3C3 Channel Values

How #E9D3C3 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 233 · G 211 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 46% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 16% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 16% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9D3C3 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E9D3C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9D3C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #E9D3C3

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E9D3C3.

How #E9D3C3 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#E9D3C3
Protanopia#D7D7C3
Protanomaly#DED5C3
Deuteranopia#DBDBC2
Deuteranomaly#E1D8C3
Tritanopia#EBD1D1
Tritanomaly#EAD2CC
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E9D3C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9d3c3: #E9D3C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9D3C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9d3c3': '#E9D3C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.827, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_e9d3c3">#E9D3C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9D3C3"

More Orange Colors

#E9D3C3 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E9D3C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9D3C3?

#E9D3C3 is a lightest orange — rgb(233, 211, 195) in RGB and hsl(25, 46%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Champagne Pink (#F1DDCF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.71.

What is the RGB value of #E9D3C3?

#E9D3C3 is rgb(233, 211, 195) — red 233, green 211, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9D3C3?

#E9D3C3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9D3C3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9D3C3 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9D3C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9D3C3 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 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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