What color is #ECE4CE?

#ECE4CE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color White Warm Wool. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE4CE?

The RGB value is 236, 228, 206: 236 red, 228 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE4CE?

The complementary color is #CED6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE4CE color

#ECE4CE rgb(236, 228, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECE4CE is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 89.4% green and 80.8% blue (236, 228, 206).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 44% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Warm Wool (#EFE6D1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#ECE4CE color codes

HEX	`#ECE4CE`
RGB	`rgb(236, 228, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 89.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 44%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.68, -0.93, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.68, 11.74, 94.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.475, 77.777, 69.522)`
Decimal	`15525070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE4CE, 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 #ECE4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #ECE4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece4ce; }
.text { color: #ece4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 228 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece4ce, #e5ecce); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ECE4CE?: #ECE4CE is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color White Warm Wool. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE4CE?: The RGB value is 236, 228, 206: 236 red, 228 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE4CE?: The complementary color is #CED6EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.