What color is #ECECCC?

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

What is the RGB value of #ECECCC?

The RGB value is 236, 236, 204: 236 red, 236 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECECCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECECCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECECCC color

#ECECCC rgb(236, 236, 204)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 92.5% green and 80% blue (236, 236, 204).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 46% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Silkworm (#EEEECC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#ECECCC color codes

HEX	`#ECECCC`
RGB	`rgb(236, 236, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 92.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 46%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.66, -5.31, 15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.66, 16.43, 108.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.486, 82.184, 69.001)`
Decimal	`15527116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECECCC, 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 #ECECCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECECCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	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 #ECECCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ececcc; }
.text { color: #ececcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ececcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 236 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ececcc, #dceccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #ECECCC?: #ECECCC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silkworm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECECCC?: The RGB value is 236, 236, 204: 236 red, 236 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECECCC?: The complementary color is #CCCCEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECECCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.