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#E3C4B1 Oat

The nearest named color to #E3C4B1 is Oat (#DFD3BC).

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#E3C4B1

Oat

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #E3C4B1?

HEX
#E3C4B1
RGB
rgb(227, 196, 177)
HSL
hsl(23, 47%, 79%)
OKLCH
oklch(84.2% 0.044 53)
CMYK
0, 14, 22, 11

#E3C4B1 has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 against white and 12.80:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #E3C4B1
#E3C4B1
Same color
White
1.6Fail
Near-black
10.7AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #E3C4B1 · 10.7:1

Tints and shades of #E3C4B1

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF2EB
  2. #E3C4B1
  3. #CEB09D
  4. #AF9280
  5. #917564
  6. #745A49
  7. #593F2F
  8. #3E2717
  9. #251002

Colors that go with #E3C4B1

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Antique Rose, #D8939B and Pale Violet Red, #CD75AC become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --oat-1: #E3C4B1; /* Oat */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #E3C4B1

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (67)

Gradients (6)

Mesh gradients (9)