What color is #ECD998?

#ECD998 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECD998?

The RGB value is 236, 217, 152: 236 red, 217 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD998?

The complementary color is #98ABEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD998 color

#ECD998 rgb(236, 217, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECD998 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.1% green and 59.6% blue (236, 217, 152).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 69% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 36% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Buff (#EBD999), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#ECD998 color codes

HEX	`#ECD998`
RGB	`rgb(236, 217, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 69%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 36%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.86, -2.69, 34.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.86, 34.54, 94.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.074, 69.728, 39.731)`
Decimal	`15522200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD998, 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 #ECD998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #ECD998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd998; }
.text { color: #ecd998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 217 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd998, #d5ec98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #ECD998?: #ECD998 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECD998?: The RGB value is 236, 217, 152: 236 red, 217 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD998?: The complementary color is #98ABEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.