What color is #ECE7A4?

#ECE7A4 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pale Goldenrod. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE7A4?

The RGB value is 236, 231, 164: 236 red, 231 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE7A4?

The complementary color is #A4A9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECE7A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE7A4 color

#ECE7A4 rgb(236, 231, 164)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECE7A4 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 90.6% green and 64.3% blue (236, 231, 164).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 65% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 31% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#ECE7A4 color codes

HEX	`#ECE7A4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 231, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 90.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 65%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 31%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.63, -8.35, 33.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.63, 34.34, 104.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.869, 77.666, 46.425)`
Decimal	`15525796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE7A4, 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 #ECE7A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE7A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	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 #ECE7A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece7a4; }
.text { color: #ece7a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece7a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 231 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece7a4, #cdeca4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECE7A4?: #ECE7A4 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pale Goldenrod. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE7A4?: The RGB value is 236, 231, 164: 236 red, 231 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE7A4?: The complementary color is #A4A9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE7A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.