What color is #ECCAA4?

#ECCAA4 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Egghead. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECCAA4?

The RGB value is 236, 202, 164: 236 red, 202 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECCAA4?

The complementary color is #A4C6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECCAA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECCAA4 color

#ECCAA4 rgb(236, 202, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECCAA4 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 79.2% green and 64.3% blue (236, 202, 164).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 65% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 31% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Egghead (#E6C7A2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#ECCAA4 color codes

HEX	`#ECCAA4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 202, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 79.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 65%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 31%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 31%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.31, 6.52, 23.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.31, 24.32, 74.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.414, 62.757, 43.94)`
Decimal	`15518372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECCAA4, 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 #ECCAA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECCAA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #ECCAA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eccaa4; }
.text { color: #eccaa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eccaa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 202 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eccaa4, #eaeca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach Puff.

Questions

What color is #ECCAA4?: #ECCAA4 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Egghead. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECCAA4?: The RGB value is 236, 202, 164: 236 red, 202 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECCAA4?: The complementary color is #A4C6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECCAA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.