What color is #ECD4BC?

#ECD4BC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECD4BC?

The RGB value is 236, 212, 188: 236 red, 212 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD4BC?

The complementary color is #BCD4EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD4BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD4BC color

#ECD4BC rgb(236, 212, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECD4BC is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 83.1% green and 73.7% blue (236, 212, 188).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Burrito (#EED7C1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#ECD4BC color codes

HEX	`#ECD4BC`
RGB	`rgb(236, 212, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 83.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 56%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.28, 4.59, 14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.28, 15.61, 72.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.213, 68.552, 57.259)`
Decimal	`15520956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD4BC, 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 #ECD4BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD4BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #ECD4BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd4bc; }
.text { color: #ecd4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd4bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 212 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd4bc, #ececbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #ECD4BC?: #ECD4BC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECD4BC?: The RGB value is 236, 212, 188: 236 red, 212 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD4BC?: The complementary color is #BCD4EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD4BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.