#ECE5CC#ECE5CC
#ECE5CC is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.782; OKLCH L 92.1% C 0.034 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECE5CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 229, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 46%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 14%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 13.6%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.89, -1.76, 13.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.89, 13.16, 97.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.08% -0.0024 0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.08% 0.034 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5096, 78.2320, 68.3428) |
| Luminance | 0.7823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 2.07
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 4.06
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 4.24
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 4.38
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 4.55
Papayawhip
#FFEFD5
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECE5CC #CCD3EC
analogous
#ECD5CC #ECE5CC #E3ECCC
triadic
#ECE5CC #CCECE5 #E5CCEC
tetradic
#ECE5CC #CCECD5 #CCD3EC #ECCCE3
square
#ECE5CC #CCECD5 #CCD3EC #ECCCE3
split-complementary
#ECE5CC #CCE3EC #D5CCEC
monochromatic
#CBB873 #DBCE9F #ECE5CC #F7F4E9 #F7F4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#ECE5CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.65
#ECE5CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECE5CC
16.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECE5CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECE5CC | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.65 | 16.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBE4CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDE6CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2E1DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ece5cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 229, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.1% 0.034 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2eddb',
500: '#ece5cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ece5cc; $custom-light: #f2eddb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ece5cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 229,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.875,
"s": 45.714,
"l": 86.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92083,
"c": 0.03397,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.78231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECE5CC
secondary
#94A0C8
accent
#4BB92D
background
#FFFEFE
surface
#FEFDFB
border
#D6D5D4
text
#171615
muted
#858484