What color is #ECE1C4?

#ECE1C4 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Chocolate. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE1C4?

The RGB value is 236, 225, 196: 236 red, 225 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE1C4?

The complementary color is #C4CFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE1C4 color

#ECE1C4 rgb(236, 225, 196)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECE1C4 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 88.2% green and 76.9% blue (236, 225, 196).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 51% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Chocolate (#F0E3C7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#ECE1C4 color codes

HEX	`#ECE1C4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 225, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 88.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 51%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.71, -0.93, 15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.71, 15.57, 93.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.481, 75.67, 63.054)`
Decimal	`15524292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE1C4, 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 #ECE1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #ECE1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece1c4; }
.text { color: #ece1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 225 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece1c4, #e3ecc4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ECE1C4?: #ECE1C4 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Chocolate. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE1C4?: The RGB value is 236, 225, 196: 236 red, 225 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE1C4?: The complementary color is #C4CFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.