What color is #ECD8A1?

#ECD8A1 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Tortilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECD8A1?

The RGB value is 236, 216, 161: 236 red, 216 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD8A1?

The complementary color is #A1B5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD8A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD8A1 color

#ECD8A1 rgb(236, 216, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECD8A1 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 84.7% green and 63.1% blue (236, 216, 161).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 66% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 32% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Tortilla (#EFDBA7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#ECD8A1 color codes

HEX	`#ECD8A1`
RGB	`rgb(236, 216, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 84.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 66%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 32%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.76, -1.11, 29.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.76, 29.7, 92.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.582, 69.52, 43.675)`
Decimal	`15521953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD8A1, 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 #ECD8A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD8A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #ECD8A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd8a1; }
.text { color: #ecd8a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd8a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 216 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd8a1, #dbeca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #ECD8A1?: #ECD8A1 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Tortilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECD8A1?: The RGB value is 236, 216, 161: 236 red, 216 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD8A1?: The complementary color is #A1B5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD8A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.