What color is #ECE5D0?

#ECE5D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE5D0?

The RGB value is 236, 229, 208: 236 red, 229 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE5D0?

The complementary color is #D0D7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE5D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE5D0 color

#ECE5D0 rgb(236, 229, 208)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECE5D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 89.8% green and 81.6% blue (236, 229, 208).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 42% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cauliflower (#EBE5D0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#ECE5D0 color codes

HEX	`#ECE5D0`
RGB	`rgb(236, 229, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 89.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 42%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.97, -1.13, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.97, 11.14, 95.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.995, 78.426, 70.902)`
Decimal	`15525328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE5D0, 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 #ECE5D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE5D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #ECE5D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece5d0; }
.text { color: #ece5d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece5d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 229 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece5d0, #e5ecd0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ECE5D0?: #ECE5D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE5D0?: The RGB value is 236, 229, 208: 236 red, 229 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE5D0?: The complementary color is #D0D7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE5D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.