#E0C097 · Putty

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#E0C097 is a light, moderately saturated beige color, closest to Putty and near Light Tan and Putty. In OKLCH it has 83% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 74°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #E0C097 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#E0C097
RGBrgb(224, 192, 151)
HSLhsl(34, 54%, 74%)
CMYK0, 14, 33, 12
CSS var--putty
Contrast1.73:1 white · 12.16:1 black

Similar named colors

Light Tan #E8C39EPutty #CDBFA9Tan #D2B48CWarm Sand #D9B08CPeach Beige #EDCBB1

How to use #E0C097

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E0C097 (12.16:1); white text does not (1.73:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E0C097 with its analogous neighbors #E19E99 and #DCE199; for contrast use its complement #99B8E1 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--putty: #E0C097;

Shades & tints

#2D261E#5A4D3C#86735B#B39A79#E0C097#E6CDAC#ECD9C1#F3E6D5#F9F2EA

Color harmonies for #E0C097

Complementary

#E0C097#99B8E1

Analogous

#E0C097#E19E99#DCE199

Triadic

#E0C097#99E1C1#C199E1

Split complementary

#E0C097#99DCE1#9E99E1

Tetradic

#E0C097#99E19E#99B8E1#E199DC

Palettes with #E0C097