What color is #ECDAAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #ECDAAB?

The RGB value is 236, 218, 171: 236 red, 218 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDAAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECDAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDAAB color

#ECDAAB rgb(236, 218, 171)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.5% green and 67.1% blue (236, 218, 171).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 63% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 28% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Beeswax (#E9D7AB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#ECDAAB color codes

HEX	`#ECDAAB`
RGB	`rgb(236, 218, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 63%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 28%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.45, -0.86, 25.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.45, 25.44, 91.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.015, 70.918, 48.679)`
Decimal	`15522475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDAAB, 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 #ECDAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #ECDAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdaab; }
.text { color: #ecdaab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdaab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 218 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdaab, #deecab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #ECDAAB?: #ECDAAB is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDAAB?: The RGB value is 236, 218, 171: 236 red, 218 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDAAB?: The complementary color is #ABBDEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.