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#E2CEBC closest to Malt

#E2CEBC is a very light gray; the closest named color is Malt. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 80.8% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(226, 206, 188)). Its HSL value is 28° hue, 40% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. #E2CEBC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.79:1.

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Variations of #E2CEBC

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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#E2CEBC 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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#E2CEBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2CEBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D9D3BC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5CFBB
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8CFBB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9D3BC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCD1BC
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9CAC9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E5CCC2
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6D0CC

#E2CEBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#E2CEBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.79:1 Super#E2CEBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2CEBC in CSS

/* Malt */
.color { color: #E2CEBC; }
.background { background-color: #E2CEBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2CEBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 206 188);
color: hsl(28 40% 81%);
color: oklch(0.863 0.033 64.4);

#E2CEBC FAQ

What color is #E2CEBC?

#E2CEBC is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Malt. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E2CEBC?

#E2CEBC is rgb(226, 206, 188) in RGB, hsl(28, 40%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2CEBC?

The complementary color of #E2CEBC is #BCD0E2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2CEBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2CEBC: 13.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2CEBC a warm or cool color?

#E2CEBC is a neutral color.