What color is #ECEFD4?

#ECEFD4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Giggle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEFD4?

The RGB value is 236, 239, 212: 236 red, 239 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEFD4?

The complementary color is #D7D4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECEFD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEFD4 color

#ECEFD4 rgb(236, 239, 212)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ECEFD4 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.7% green and 83.1% blue (236, 239, 212).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 46% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Giggle (#EFF0D3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#ECEFD4 color codes

HEX	`#ECEFD4`
RGB	`rgb(236, 239, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 93.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 46%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.59, -5.57, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.59, 13.9, 113.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.341, 84.32, 74.475)`
Decimal	`15527892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEFD4, 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 #ECEFD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEFD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #ECEFD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecefd4; }
.text { color: #ecefd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecefd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 239 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecefd4, #dfefd4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ECEFD4?: #ECEFD4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Giggle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEFD4?: The RGB value is 236, 239, 212: 236 red, 239 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEFD4?: The complementary color is #D7D4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEFD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.