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#E2D2BC Oyster

#E2D2BC is a very light gray named Oyster. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82.4% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(226, 210, 188)). Its HSL value is 35° hue, 40% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. #E2D2BC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.18:1.

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Variations of #E2D2BC

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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#E2D2BC 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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#E2D2BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2D2BC 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 #DDD6BD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D2BB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBD2BB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDD6BD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DED4BC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9CECC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E5D0C3
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D4CE

#E2D2BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#E2D2BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.18:1 Super#E2D2BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2D2BC in CSS

/* Oyster */
.color { color: #E2D2BC; }
.background { background-color: #E2D2BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2D2BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 210 188);
color: hsl(35 40% 81%);
color: oklch(0.871 0.035 75.9);

#E2D2BC FAQ

What color is #E2D2BC?

#E2D2BC is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Oyster. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E2D2BC?

#E2D2BC is rgb(226, 210, 188) in RGB, hsl(35, 40%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2D2BC?

The complementary color of #E2D2BC is #BCCCE2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2D2BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2D2BC: 14.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2D2BC a warm or cool color?

#E2D2BC is a neutral color.