What color is #ECDA86?

#ECDA86 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple Whip. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDA86?

The RGB value is 236, 218, 134: 236 red, 218 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDA86?

The complementary color is #8698EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDA86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDA86 color

#ECDA86 rgb(236, 218, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ECDA86 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.5% green and 52.5% blue (236, 218, 134).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 73% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple Whip (#EAD988), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#ECDA86 color codes

HEX	`#ECDA86`
RGB	`rgb(236, 218, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 73%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.85, -5.14, 43.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.85, 43.79, 96.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.968, 69.699, 32.633)`
Decimal	`15522438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDA86, 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 #ECDA86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDA86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #ECDA86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecda86; }
.text { color: #ecda86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecda86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 218 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecda86, #cbec86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #ECDA86?: #ECDA86 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple Whip. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDA86?: The RGB value is 236, 218, 134: 236 red, 218 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDA86?: The complementary color is #8698EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDA86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.