Colour

#ECE8D6

#ECE8D6
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#ECE8D6 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 232, 214 and HSL 49°, 37%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

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HEX#ECE8D6

RGBrgb(236, 232, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9098, 0.8392

RGB percentages92.5%, 91%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(49.1, 36.7%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 9.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 1.7%, 9.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,526,102

CSS custom property--colour: #ECE8D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.08:1

Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#131729

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECE7D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDE8D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F0E5E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 4.6 Old lace · ΔE 5.4 Beige · ΔE 5.6 Linen · ΔE 5.8 Papaya whip · ΔE 6.9 Cornsilk · ΔE 7.6

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 4.61, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D6DAEC

Analogous#ECDDD6, #E5ECD6

Triadic#D6ECE8, #E8D6EC

Split complementary#D6E5EC, #DDD6EC

Tetradic#D6ECDD, #D6DAEC, #ECD6E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCFCF9

Darker −10%#DCD4B3

Darker −20%#CCC190

Darker −30%#BCAD6D

Darker −40%#A8984E

More saturated +25%#F4EDCF

Less saturated −25%#E4E3DD

Channel breakdown

R236

G232

B214

Red236 (92.5%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)36.67%

Lightness88.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G E8 · B D6

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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