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#E9DBBB Biscuit Dough

#E9DBBB is a very light, muted yellow named Biscuit Dough. In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 85.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(233, 219, 187)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 51% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black. #E9DBBB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.31:1.

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Variations of #E9DBBB

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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#E9DBBB 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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#E9DBBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E9DBBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E7DEBC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3DAB9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DABA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E7DEBC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7DDBB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F1D5D2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ECD9C6
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFDCD4

#E9DBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#E9DBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.31:1 Super#E9DBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E9DBBB in CSS

/* Biscuit Dough */
.color { color: #E9DBBB; }
.background { background-color: #E9DBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E9DBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(233 219 187);
color: hsl(42 51% 82%);
color: oklch(0.894 0.045 87.2);

#E9DBBB FAQ

What color is #E9DBBB?

#E9DBBB 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 #E9DBBB?

#E9DBBB is rgb(233, 219, 187) in RGB, hsl(42, 51%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E9DBBB?

The complementary color of #E9DBBB is #BBC9E9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E9DBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #E9DBBB: 15.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E9DBBB a warm or cool color?

#E9DBBB is a warm color.