#E1D5B9 · Oat

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#E1D5B9 is a light, muted beige color, closest to Oat and near Oat and Bone. In OKLCH it has 88% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 88°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #E1D5B9 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#E1D5B9
RGBrgb(225, 213, 185)
HSLhsl(42, 40%, 80%)
CMYK0, 5, 18, 12
CSS var--oat
Contrast1.46:1 white · 14.42:1 black

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How to use #E1D5B9

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E1D5B9 (14.42:1); white text does not (1.46:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E1D5B9 with its analogous neighbors #E0C0B8 and #D8E0B8; for contrast use its complement #B8C4E0 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--oat: #E1D5B9;

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