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#EED9CB Nectar

#EED9CB is a very light gray named Nectar. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 85.1% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(238, 217, 203)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 51% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black. #EED9CB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.42:1.

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Variations of #EED9CB

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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#EED9CB 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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#EED9CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EED9CB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4DFCB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFDACA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3DACA
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4DFCB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7DDCB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F5D5D5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F1D7D0
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E1DCD8

#EED9CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#EED9CB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.42:1 Super#EED9CB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EED9CB in CSS

/* Nectar */
.color { color: #EED9CB; }
.background { background-color: #EED9CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EED9CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 217 203);
color: hsl(24 51% 86%);
color: oklch(0.899 0.030 56.0);

#EED9CB FAQ

What color is #EED9CB?

#EED9CB is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Nectar. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EED9CB?

#EED9CB is rgb(238, 217, 203) in RGB, hsl(24, 51%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EED9CB?

The complementary color of #EED9CB is #CBE0EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EED9CB?

Black text has the best contrast on #EED9CB: 15.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EED9CB a warm or cool color?

#EED9CB is a neutral color.