What color is #ECE3CF?

#ECE3CF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muscat Blanc. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE3CF?

The RGB value is 236, 227, 207: 236 red, 227 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE3CF?

The complementary color is #CFD8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE3CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE3CF color

#ECE3CF rgb(236, 227, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECE3CF is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 89% green and 81.2% blue (236, 227, 207).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 43% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Muscat Blanc (#EBE2CF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#ECE3CF color codes

HEX	`#ECE3CF`
RGB	`rgb(236, 227, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 89%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 43%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.45, -0.26, 10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.45, 10.86, 91.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.323, 77.277, 70.073)`
Decimal	`15524815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE3CF, 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 #ECE3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE3CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	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 #ECE3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece3cf; }
.text { color: #ece3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 227 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece3cf, #e7eccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECE3CF?: #ECE3CF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muscat Blanc. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE3CF?: The RGB value is 236, 227, 207: 236 red, 227 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE3CF?: The complementary color is #CFD8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE3CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.