#ECE8CD#ECE8CD
#ECE8CD is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.7% C 0.036 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECE8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 232, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 45%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 13%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 13.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.66, -3.13, 13.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.66, 13.98, 102.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.7% -0.0063 0.0354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.7% 0.036 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.4671, 79.9546, 69.2556) |
| Luminance | 0.7995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 2.91
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 3.14
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 3.69
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 4.90
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 5.04
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECE8CD #CDD1EC
analogous
#ECD9CD #ECE8CD #E1ECCD
triadic
#ECE8CD #CDECE8 #E8CDEC
tetradic
#ECE8CD #CDECD9 #CDD1EC #ECCDE1
square
#ECE8CD #CDECD9 #CDD1EC #ECCDE1
split-complementary
#ECE8CD #CDE1EC #D9CDEC
monochromatic
#CABF74 #DBD4A1 #ECE8CD #F7F5E9 #F7F5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#ECE8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#ECE8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECE8CD
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECE8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECE8CD | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEE6CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFE8CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1E4E0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ece8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 232, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.7% 0.036 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2efdc',
500: '#ece8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ece8cd; $custom-light: #f2efdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ece8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 232,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.258,
"s": 44.928,
"l": 86.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92704,
"c": 0.03591,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.79954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECE8CD
secondary
#959CC8
accent
#3FB82D
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FEFEFC
border
#D6D6D5
text
#171615
muted
#858584