#E9E3CBNylon (#E9E3CB) is a very light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 95°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.033. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E9E3CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 227, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 41%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 13%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90.1 -2 12.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.914 0.033 95) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nylon shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f2ddbd — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange, gains intensity#f1e4c7 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#e9e3cb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e9e4ce — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Nylon in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.29:1 and against black 16.31:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e9e3cb · #cfcab3 · #a7a28e · #817d6b · #5d594a · #3b382b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e9e3cb · #e8ca9a · #dcb38e · #cc9d86 · #ba897f · #a57679
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e9e3cb · #b3c9b5 · #afa375 · #66916a · #72673e · #3c523f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e9e3cb · #c3bfaf · #a49d80 · #515987 · #443e27 · #262314
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9e3cb · #c3c5cc · #8d8a80 · #525358 · #242218 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9e3cb · #a19e92 · #474335 · #2a2618 · #090500 · #e0c34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9e3cb · #c1c5d4 · #7f88af · #474f7c · #1a1e40 · #080400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e9e3cb · #c1c5d4 · #6c8ead · #5d4874 · #00243e · #020005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9e3cb · #b6c9cf · #5e94a1 · #6d4363 · #34142e · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9e3cb · #b6cac7 · #5f968f · #474f7c · #3a121d · #010008
#EBE6D1 · #EEE9D7 · #F0ECDD · #F2EFE3 · #F4F2E8
#BEB9A3 · #95907D · #6E6A59 · #494538 · #272419
#E8E3D0 · #E6E3D5 · #E5E3DA
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.