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#E6DDBB closest to Biscuit Dough

#E6DDBB is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Biscuit Dough. In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 86.7% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(230, 221, 187)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 46% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 10% black. #E6DDBB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.42:1.

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Variations of #E6DDBB

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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#E6DDBB 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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#E6DDBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E6DDBB 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 #E7DEBC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DBB9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DCBA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E7DEBC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7DEBC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EDD8D3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E9DBC7
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFDDD5

#E6DDBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#E6DDBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.42:1 Super#E6DDBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E6DDBB in CSS

/* Biscuit Dough */
.color { color: #E6DDBB; }
.background { background-color: #E6DDBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E6DDBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(230 221 187);
color: hsl(47 46% 82%);
color: oklch(0.896 0.046 94.9);

#E6DDBB FAQ

What color is #E6DDBB?

#E6DDBB is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Biscuit Dough. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E6DDBB?

#E6DDBB is rgb(230, 221, 187) in RGB, hsl(47, 46%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E6DDBB?

The complementary color of #E6DDBB is #BBC4E6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E6DDBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #E6DDBB: 15.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E6DDBB a warm or cool color?

#E6DDBB is a warm color.