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#E2C8A5 closest to Egghead

#E2C8A5 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Egghead. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 78.4% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(226, 200, 165)). Its HSL value is 34° hue, 51% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 27% yellow and 11% black. #E2C8A5 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.04:1.

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Variations of #E2C8A5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E2C8A5 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2C8A5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2C8A5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D9CEA6
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2C8A3
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7C9A4
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9CEA6
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBCCA5
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EDC1BE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6C5B1
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2CBC3

#E2C8A5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#E2C8A5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.04:1 Super#E2C8A5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2C8A5 in CSS

/* Egghead */
.color { color: #E2C8A5; }
.background { background-color: #E2C8A5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2C8A5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 200 165);
color: hsl(34 51% 77%);
color: oklch(0.846 0.055 75.1);

#E2C8A5 FAQ

What color is #E2C8A5?

#E2C8A5 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Egghead. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2C8A5?

#E2C8A5 is rgb(226, 200, 165) in RGB, hsl(34, 51%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 27%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2C8A5?

The complementary color of #E2C8A5 is #A5BFE2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2C8A5?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2C8A5: 13.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2C8A5 a warm or cool color?

#E2C8A5 is a warm color.