#EAD9B8 · Oat

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#EAD9B8 is a light, moderately saturated beige color, closest to Oat and near Oat and Pearl. In OKLCH it has 89% lightness and 0.05 chroma at hue 84°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #EAD9B8 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#EAD9B8
RGBrgb(234, 217, 184)
HSLhsl(40, 54%, 82%)
CMYK0, 7, 21, 8
CSS var--oat
Contrast1.39:1 white · 15.12:1 black

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How to use #EAD9B8

Black text passes WCAG AA on #EAD9B8 (15.12:1); white text does not (1.39:1).

For a calm scheme pair #EAD9B8 with its analogous neighbors #EAC1B8 and #E2EAB8; for contrast use its complement #B8C9EA as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--oat: #EAD9B8;

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