What color is #ECDB98?

#ECDB98 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Buff. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECDB98?

The RGB value is 236, 219, 152: 236 red, 219 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDB98?

The complementary color is #98A9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDB98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDB98 color

#ECDB98 rgb(236, 219, 152)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ECDB98 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.9% green and 59.6% blue (236, 219, 152).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 69% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Buff (#EBD999), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#ECDB98 color codes

HEX	`#ECDB98`
RGB	`rgb(236, 219, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 69%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 36%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.37, -3.71, 35.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.37, 35.3, 96.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.592, 70.765, 39.903)`
Decimal	`15522712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDB98, 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 #ECDB98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDB98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	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 #ECDB98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdb98; }
.text { color: #ecdb98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdb98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 219 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdb98, #d3ec98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #ECDB98?: #ECDB98 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Buff. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECDB98?: The RGB value is 236, 219, 152: 236 red, 219 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDB98?: The complementary color is #98A9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDB98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.