What color is #ECE8DB?

#ECE8DB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silk Dessou. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECE8DB?

The RGB value is 236, 232, 219: 236 red, 232 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECE8DB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECE8DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECE8DB color

#ECE8DB rgb(236, 232, 219)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECE8DB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 91% green and 85.9% blue (236, 232, 219).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Silk Dessou (#EEE9DC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

#ECE8DB color codes

HEX	`#ECE8DB`
RGB	`rgb(236, 232, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 91%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.98, -0.88, 6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.98, 6.85, 97.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.233, 80.661, 78.557)`
Decimal	`15526107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECE8DB, 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 #ECE8DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECE8DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	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 #ECE8DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ece8db; }
.text { color: #ece8db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ece8db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 232 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ece8db, #e7ecdb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECE8DB?: #ECE8DB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silk Dessou. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECE8DB?: The RGB value is 236, 232, 219: 236 red, 232 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECE8DB?: The complementary color is #DBDFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECE8DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.