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#E2DBCF Merino

#E2DBCF is a very light gray named Merino. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 85.9% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(226, 219, 207)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 25% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black. #E2DBCF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.27:1.

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Variations of #E2DBCF

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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#E2DBCF 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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#E2DBCF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2DBCF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E0DCCF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDBCE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFDBCF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0DCCF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1DCCF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6D9D7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3DAD3
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDCD9

#E2DBCF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#E2DBCF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.27:1 Super#E2DBCF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2DBCF in CSS

/* Merino */
.color { color: #E2DBCF; }
.background { background-color: #E2DBCF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2DBCF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 219 207);
color: hsl(38 25% 85%);
color: oklch(0.894 0.018 81.3);

#E2DBCF FAQ

What color is #E2DBCF?

#E2DBCF is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Merino. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E2DBCF?

#E2DBCF is rgb(226, 219, 207) in RGB, hsl(38, 25%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2DBCF?

The complementary color of #E2DBCF is #CFD6E2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2DBCF?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2DBCF: 15.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2DBCF a warm or cool color?

#E2DBCF is a neutral color.