#ECF0D4#ECF0D4
#ECF0D4 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.849; OKLCH L 94.5% C 0.037 H 113.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF0D4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 240, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 48%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 12%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 11.7%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.84, -6.08, 13.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.84, 14.43, 114.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.47% -0.0149 0.034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.47% 0.037 113.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.6344, 84.9068, 74.5734) |
| Luminance | 0.8491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 2.37
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 3.63
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 3.68
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 4.19
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 5.08
Eggshell (survey)
#FFFFD4
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF0D4 #D8D4F0
analogous
#F0E6D4 #ECF0D4 #DEF0D4
triadic
#ECF0D4 #D4ECF0 #F0D4EC
tetradic
#ECF0D4 #D4F0E6 #D8D4F0 #F0D4DE
square
#ECF0D4 #D4F0E6 #D8D4F0 #F0D4DE
split-complementary
#ECF0D4 #D4DEF0 #E6D4F0
monochromatic
#C4D079 #D8E0A7 #ECF0D4 #F5F7E8 #F5F7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#ECF0D4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.98
#ECF0D4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF0D4
17.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF0D4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF0D4 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.98 | 17.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5EDD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4EED5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0ECE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf0d4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 240, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.5% 0.037 113.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2f4e1',
500: '#ecf0d4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf0d4; $custom-light: #f2f4e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf0d4",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 240,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.571,
"s": 48.276,
"l": 88.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94473,
"c": 0.03711,
"h": 113.7
},
"luminance": 0.84907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF0D4
secondary
#A29BCD
accent
#2ABC3F
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FEFEFC
border
#D6D6D5
text
#161715
muted
#858584