E4E2CA

#E4E2CA closest to Nylon

#E4E2CA is a very light gray; the closest named color is Nylon. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 88.6% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(228, 226, 202)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 33% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black. #E4E2CA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.03:1.

#E4E2CA color conversion

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Variations of #E4E2CA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#E4E2CA 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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#E4E2CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4E2CA 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 #E8E2CB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7E0C9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6E1C9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E8E2CB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7E2CA
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E8DFDB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E5E1D2
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E1E1E1
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2E1DB

#E4E2CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.31:1 Very poor#E4E2CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.03:1 Super#E4E2CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4E2CA in CSS

/* Nylon */
.color { color: #E4E2CA; }
.background { background-color: #E4E2CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4E2CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 226 202);
color: hsl(55 33% 84%);
color: oklch(0.908 0.032 103.1);

#E4E2CA FAQ

What color is #E4E2CA?

#E4E2CA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Nylon. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #E4E2CA?

#E4E2CA is rgb(228, 226, 202) in RGB, hsl(55, 33%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4E2CA?

The complementary color of #E4E2CA is #CACCE4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4E2CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4E2CA: 16.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4E2CA a warm or cool color?

#E4E2CA is a neutral color.