What color is #ECE0A2?

#ECE0A2 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE0A2?

The RGB value is 236, 224, 162: 236 red, 224 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE0A2?

The complementary color is #A2AEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE0A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE0A2 color

#ECE0A2 rgb(236, 224, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECE0A2 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 87.8% green and 63.5% blue (236, 224, 162).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 66% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is French Vanilla (#EFE1A7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#ECE0A2 color codes

HEX	`#ECE0A2`
RGB	`rgb(236, 224, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 87.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 66%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.81, -5.06, 31.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.81, 32.3, 99.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.77, 73.754, 44.841)`
Decimal	`15524002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE0A2, 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 #ECE0A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE0A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #ECE0A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece0a2; }
.text { color: #ece0a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece0a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 224 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece0a2, #d3eca2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ECE0A2?: #ECE0A2 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE0A2?: The RGB value is 236, 224, 162: 236 red, 224 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE0A2?: The complementary color is #A2AEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE0A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.