What color is #ECE0AE?

#ECE0AE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Meringue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE0AE?

The RGB value is 236, 224, 174: 236 red, 224 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE0AE?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECE0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE0AE color

#ECE0AE rgb(236, 224, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECE0AE is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 87.8% green and 68.2% blue (236, 224, 174).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 62% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Meringue (#F3E4B3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#ECE0AE color codes

HEX	`#ECE0AE`
RGB	`rgb(236, 224, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 87.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 62%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.02, -3.53, 26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.02, 26.26, 97.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.888, 74.202, 50.73)`
Decimal	`15524014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE0AE, 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 #ECE0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #ECE0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece0ae; }
.text { color: #ece0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 224 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece0ae, #d9ecae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECE0AE?: #ECE0AE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Meringue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE0AE?: The RGB value is 236, 224, 174: 236 red, 224 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE0AE?: The complementary color is #AEBAEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.