What color is #ECE2B7?

#ECE2B7 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buttered?

The RGB value is 236, 226, 183: 236 red, 226 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buttered?

The complementary color is #B7C1EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE2B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buttered color: hex code #ECE2B7

#ECE2B7 rgb(236, 226, 183)

Shades of beige

Buttered has the hex code #ECE2B7. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 88.6% green and 71.8% blue (236, 226, 183).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 58% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

Buttered (#ECE2B7) color codes

HEX	`#ECE2B7`
RGB	`rgb(236, 226, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 88.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 58%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.69, -3.33, 22.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.69, 22.54, 98.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.336, 75.646, 55.686)`
Decimal	`15524535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buttered, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECE2B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE2B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECE2B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece2b7; }
.text { color: #ece2b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece2b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 226 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece2b7, #dbecb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #ECE2B7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ECE2B7?: #ECE2B7 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buttered?: The RGB value is 236, 226, 183: 236 red, 226 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buttered?: The complementary color is #B7C1EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE2B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.