What color is #ECEFDA?

#ECEFDA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECEFDA?

The RGB value is 236, 239, 218: 236 red, 239 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECEFDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ECEFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECEFDA color

#ECEFDA rgb(236, 239, 218)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.7% green and 85.5% blue (236, 239, 218).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bethlehem Superstar (#EAEEDA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#ECEFDA color codes

HEX	`#ECEFDA`
RGB	`rgb(236, 239, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 93.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.72, -4.6, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.72, 10.84, 115.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.112, 84.628, 78.536)`
Decimal	`15527898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECEFDA, 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 #ECEFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECEFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	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 #ECEFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecefda; }
.text { color: #ecefda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecefda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 239 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecefda, #e1efda); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ECEFDA?: #ECEFDA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECEFDA?: The RGB value is 236, 239, 218: 236 red, 239 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECEFDA?: The complementary color is #DDDAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECEFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.