#E2E2D7

Closest named color: Platinum (#E0E1DD). oklch(91% 0.015 106.7), rgb(226, 226, 215).

Black text reads best on this color (16.09:1).

About this color

#E2E2D7 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 91%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Platinum (#E0E1DD), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 16.09:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (91%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Platinum (#E0E1DD)
Black text	16.09:1
White text	1.30:1

Values

HEX	#E2E2D7
RGB	rgb(226, 226, 215)
HSL	hsl(60, 16%, 86%)
OKLCH	oklch(91% 0.015 106.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #E2E2D7	1.30:1	Fails	Lc -17.4	Dividers and decoration only
Black text on #E2E2D7	16.09:1	AAA	Lc 88.5	Fine for body text
#E2E2D7 text on white	1.30:1	Fails	Lc 15.1	Dividers and decoration only
#E2E2D7 text on black	16.09:1	AAA	Lc -88.7	Fine for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 200.

Step 50
50

#F5F5F4

oklch(97% 0.001 106.4)
Step 100
100

#EAEAE6

oklch(93.6% 0.005 106.5)
Step 200
200 (this color)

#E2E2D7

oklch(91% 0.015 106.7)
Step 300
300

#C2C2B4

oklch(81% 0.019 106.8)
Step 400
400

#A2A28D

oklch(70.6% 0.03 107.1)
Step 500
500

#8C8B70

oklch(63% 0.039 105.7)
Step 600
600

#767559

oklch(55.6% 0.041 106)
Step 700
700

#636249

oklch(49% 0.038 105.8)
Step 800
800

#51503C

oklch(42.6% 0.031 105.3)
Step 900
900

#434333

oklch(37.8% 0.026 107.6)
Step 950
950

#27271E

oklch(27% 0.016 107.4)

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#E2E2D7 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#E4E1D6	0.003
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E4E1D7	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E4E0DF	0.014
Achromatopsia (no color)	#E1E1E1	0.015

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #E2E2D7, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #E2E2D7 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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