What color is #ECE6C2?

#ECE6C2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE6C2?

The RGB value is 236, 230, 194: 236 red, 230 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE6C2?

The complementary color is #C2C8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE6C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE6C2 color

#ECE6C2 rgb(236, 230, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECE6C2 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 90.2% green and 76.1% blue (236, 230, 194).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 53% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Natural Light (#F1EBC8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#ECE6C2 color codes

HEX	`#ECE6C2`
RGB	`rgb(236, 230, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 90.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 53%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.93, -3.78, 18.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.93, 18.69, 101.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.626, 78.323, 62.32)`
Decimal	`15525570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE6C2, 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 #ECE6C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE6C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #ECE6C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece6c2; }
.text { color: #ece6c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece6c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 230 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece6c2, #ddecc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #ECE6C2?: #ECE6C2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE6C2?: The RGB value is 236, 230, 194: 236 red, 230 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE6C2?: The complementary color is #C2C8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE6C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.