What color is #ECECDF?

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

What is the RGB value of #ECECDF?

The RGB value is 236, 236, 223: 236 red, 236 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECECDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECECDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECECDF color

#ECECDF rgb(236, 236, 223)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 92.5% green and 87.5% blue (236, 236, 223).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 25% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Onion Skin (#EEEDDF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#ECECDF color codes

HEX	`#ECECDF`
RGB	`rgb(236, 236, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 92.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 25%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.08, -2.25, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.08, 6.69, 109.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.905, 83.152, 81.743)`
Decimal	`15527135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECECDF, 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 #ECECDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECECDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	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 #ECECDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ececdf; }
.text { color: #ececdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ececdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 236 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ececdf, #e6ecdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #ECECDF?: #ECECDF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Onion Skin. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECECDF?: The RGB value is 236, 236, 223: 236 red, 236 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECECDF?: The complementary color is #DFDFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECECDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.