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#E6E4CD Nylon

#E6E4CD is a very light gray named Nylon. In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 89.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(230, 228, 205)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 33% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black. #E6E4CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.34:1.

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Variations of #E6E4CD

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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#E6E4CD 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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#E6E4CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E6E4CD 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 #EAE4CE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9E2CC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8E3CC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EAE4CE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E8E4CD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EAE1DD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7E3D5
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E4E3DE

#E6E4CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#E6E4CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.34:1 Super#E6E4CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E6E4CD in CSS

/* Nylon */
.color { color: #E6E4CD; }
.background { background-color: #E6E4CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E6E4CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(230 228 205);
color: hsl(55 33% 85%);
color: oklch(0.914 0.031 102.9);

#E6E4CD FAQ

What color is #E6E4CD?

#E6E4CD 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 #E6E4CD?

#E6E4CD is rgb(230, 228, 205) in RGB, hsl(55, 33%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E6E4CD?

The complementary color of #E6E4CD is #CDCFE6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E6E4CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #E6E4CD: 16.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E6E4CD a warm or cool color?

#E6E4CD is a neutral color.