#E4C79A · Oat

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#E4C79A is a light, moderately saturated beige color, closest to Oat and near Light Tan and Peach Beige. In OKLCH it has 84% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 79°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #E4C79A a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#E4C79A
RGBrgb(228, 199, 154)
HSLhsl(36, 58%, 75%)
CMYK0, 13, 32, 11
CSS var--oat
Contrast1.62:1 white · 12.93:1 black

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How to use #E4C79A

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E4C79A (12.93:1); white text does not (1.62:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E4C79A with its analogous neighbors #E4A29A and #DDE49A; for contrast use its complement #9AB8E4 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--oat: #E4C79A;

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