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#E2CA76 Sand

#E2CA76 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Sand. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 79.2% green and 46.3% blue (rgb(226, 202, 118)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 65% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 48% yellow and 11% black. #E2CA76 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.94:1.

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Variations of #E2CA76

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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#E2CA76 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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#E2CA76 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2CA76 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E0CE79
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAC76F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCC872
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0CE79
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0CC78
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F1BEB6
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7C598
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1CBBA

#E2CA76 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.62:1 Very poor#E2CA76 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.94:1 Super#E2CA76 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2CA76 in CSS

/* Sand */
.color { color: #E2CA76; }
.background { background-color: #E2CA76; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2CA76; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 202 118);
color: hsl(47 65% 67%);
color: oklch(0.841 0.108 93.9);

#E2CA76 FAQ

What color is #E2CA76?

#E2CA76 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sand. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2CA76?

#E2CA76 is rgb(226, 202, 118) in RGB, hsl(47, 65%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 48%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2CA76?

The complementary color of #E2CA76 is #768EE2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2CA76?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2CA76: 12.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2CA76 a warm or cool color?

#E2CA76 is a warm color.