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#E2D2CD China Silk

#E2D2CD is a very light gray named China Silk. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(226, 210, 205)). Its HSL value is 14° hue, 27% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black. #E2D2CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.33:1.

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#E2D2CD color conversion

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Variations of #E2D2CD

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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#E2D2CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

E2D2CDCDDDE2
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Split complementary

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

E2D2CDCDE2DDCDD3E2
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

E2D2CDE2CDD3E2DDCD
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Triadic

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

E2D2CDCDE2D2D2CDE2
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Tetradic

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

E2D2CDDDE2CDCDDDE2D2CDE2
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

E2D2CDD3E2CDCDDDE2DDCDE2
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#E2D2CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2D2CD 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 #D9D6CD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D3CD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D3CD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9D6CD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCD5CD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E7D0D1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4D1CF
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D4D3

#E2D2CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.47:1 Very poor#E2D2CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.33:1 Super#E2D2CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2D2CD in CSS

/* China Silk */
.color { color: #E2D2CD; }
.background { background-color: #E2D2CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2D2CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 210 205);
color: hsl(14 27% 85%);
color: oklch(0.875 0.019 38.1);

#E2D2CD FAQ

What color is #E2D2CD?

#E2D2CD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is China Silk. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E2D2CD?

#E2D2CD is rgb(226, 210, 205) in RGB, hsl(14, 27%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2D2CD?

The complementary color of #E2D2CD is #CDDDE2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2D2CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2D2CD: 14.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2D2CD a warm or cool color?

#E2D2CD is a neutral color.