What color is #ECDCB0?

#ECDCB0 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 #ECDCB0?

The RGB value is 236, 220, 176: 236 red, 220 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECDCB0?

The complementary color is #B0C0EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECDCB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECDCB0 color

#ECDCB0 rgb(236, 220, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECDCB0 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 86.3% green and 69% blue (236, 220, 176).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 61% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 25% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Beeswax (#E9D7AB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#ECDCB0 color codes

HEX	`#ECDCB0`
RGB	`rgb(236, 220, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 86.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 61%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 25%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.04, -1.22, 23.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.04, 23.68, 92.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.022, 72.155, 51.41)`
Decimal	`15522992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECDCB0, 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 #ECDCB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECDCB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #ECDCB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecdcb0; }
.text { color: #ecdcb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecdcb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 220 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecdcb0, #deecb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #ECDCB0?: #ECDCB0 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 #ECDCB0?: The RGB value is 236, 220, 176: 236 red, 220 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECDCB0?: The complementary color is #B0C0EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECDCB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.