#E5BAA6 · near Putty

#E5BAA6 (RGB 229, 186, 166) is a light, muted beige, closest to Putty and near Light Tan and Dusty Rose. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #E5BAA6 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 82% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 46°.

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HEX#E5BAA6

RGBrgb(229, 186, 166)

HSLhsl(19, 55%, 77%)

CMYK0, 19, 28, 10

CSS var--putty

Contrast1.76:1 white · 11.91:1 black

Similar named colors

Light Tan #E8C39EPutty #CDBFA9Dusty Rose #DCAE96Melon #FEBAADWarm Sand #D9B08C

How to use #E5BAA6

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E5BAA6 (11.91:1); white text does not (1.76:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E5BAA6 with its analogous neighbors #E5A4B0 and #E5D9A4; for contrast use its complement #A4D0E5 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--putty: #E5BAA6;

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Shades & tints

#2E2521#5C4A42#897064#B79585#E5BAA6#EAC8B8#EFD6CA#F5E3DB#FAF1ED

Color harmonies for #E5BAA6

Complementary

#E5BAA6#A4D0E5

Analogous

#E5BAA6#E5A4B0#E5D9A4

Triadic

#E5BAA6#A4E5B9#B9A4E5

Split complementary

#E5BAA6#A4E5D9#A4B0E5

Tetradic

#E5BAA6#B0E5A4#A4D0E5#D9A4E5