#E9C7B0 · near Apricot

#E9C7B0 (RGB 233, 199, 176) is a light, muted beige, closest to Apricot and near Peach Beige and Light Tan. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #E9C7B0 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 85% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 56°.

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HEX#E9C7B0

RGBrgb(233, 199, 176)

HSLhsl(24, 56%, 80%)

CMYK0, 15, 24, 9

CSS var--apricot

Contrast1.58:1 white · 13.26:1 black

Similar named colors

Peach Beige #EDCBB1Light Tan #E8C39EApricot #FBCEB1Oat #E3D5B8Baby Pink #F4C2C2

How to use #E9C7B0

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E9C7B0 (13.26:1); white text does not (1.58:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E9C7B0 with its analogous neighbors #E9AFB5 and #E9E3AF; for contrast use its complement #AFD2E9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--apricot: #E9C7B0;

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Shades & tints

#2F2823#5D5046#8C776A#BA9F8D#E9C7B0#EDD2C0#F2DDD0#F6E9DF#FBF4EF

Color harmonies for #E9C7B0

Complementary

#E9C7B0#AFD2E9

Analogous

#E9C7B0#E9AFB5#E9E3AF

Triadic

#E9C7B0#AFE9C6#C6AFE9

Split complementary

#E9C7B0#AFE9E3#AFB5E9

Tetradic

#E9C7B0#B5E9AF#AFD2E9#E3AFE9