#E4C590 · near Putty

#E4C590 (RGB 228, 197, 144) is a light, muted beige, closest to Putty and near Light Tan and Peach Beige. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #E4C590 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 84% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 81°.

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HEX#E4C590

RGBrgb(228, 197, 144)

HSLhsl(38, 61%, 73%)

CMYK0, 14, 37, 11

CSS var--putty

Contrast1.66:1 white · 12.69:1 black

Similar named colors

Light Tan #E8C39EPeach Beige #EDCBB1Putty #CDBFA9Oat #E3D5B8Tan #D2B48C

How to use #E4C590

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E4C590 (12.69:1); white text does not (1.66:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E4C590 with its analogous neighbors #E49B90 and #D9E490; for contrast use its complement #90AFE4 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--putty: #E4C590;

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Shades & tints

#2E271D#5B4F3A#897656#B69E73#E4C590#E9D1A6#EFDCBC#F4E8D3#FAF3E9

Color harmonies for #E4C590

Complementary

#E4C590#90AFE4

Analogous

#E4C590#E49B90#D9E490

Triadic

#E4C590#90E4C5#C590E4

Split complementary

#E4C590#90D9E4#9B90E4

Tetradic

#E4C590#90E49B#90AFE4#E490D9