What color is #ECEBD6?

#ECEBD6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Slippery Soap. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEBD6?

The RGB value is 236, 235, 214: 236 red, 235 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEBD6?

The complementary color is #D6D7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEBD6 color

#ECEBD6 rgb(236, 235, 214)

Shades of beige

The hex color #ECEBD6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 92.2% green and 83.9% blue (236, 235, 214).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 37% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Slippery Soap (#EFEDD8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#ECEBD6 color codes

HEX	`#ECEBD6`
RGB	`rgb(236, 235, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 92.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 37%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.62, -3.23, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.62, 10.81, 107.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.437, 82.105, 75.426)`
Decimal	`15526870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEBD6, 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 #ECEBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #ECEBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecebd6; }
.text { color: #ecebd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecebd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 235 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecebd6, #e2ecd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #ECEBD6?: #ECEBD6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Slippery Soap. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEBD6?: The RGB value is 236, 235, 214: 236 red, 235 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEBD6?: The complementary color is #D6D7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.