What color is #ECE0B9?

#ECE0B9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sauerkraut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE0B9?

The RGB value is 236, 224, 185: 236 red, 224 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE0B9?

The complementary color is #B9C5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE0B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE0B9 color

#ECE0B9 rgb(236, 224, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECE0B9 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 87.8% green and 72.5% blue (236, 224, 185).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 57% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sauerkraut (#EEE0B9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

#ECE0B9 color codes

HEX	`#ECE0B9`
RGB	`rgb(236, 224, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 87.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 57%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.23, -2.03, 20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.23, 20.71, 95.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.005, 74.648, 56.61)`
Decimal	`15524025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE0B9, 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 #ECE0B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE0B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	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 #ECE0B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece0b9; }
.text { color: #ece0b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece0b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 224 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece0b9, #deecb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #ECE0B9?: #ECE0B9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sauerkraut. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE0B9?: The RGB value is 236, 224, 185: 236 red, 224 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE0B9?: The complementary color is #B9C5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE0B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.