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#ECCB83 Color

#ECCB83 is rgb(236, 203, 131) in RGB, hsl(41, 73%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Topaz (#FFC87C), visibly different at ΔE 10.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECCB83
HEX#ECCB83
RGBrgb(236, 203, 131)
HSLhsl(41, 73%, 72%)
HSVhsv(41, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.098 85.8)
LABlab(83.36% 5.16 40.34)
LCHlch(83.36% 40.67 82.71)

What #ECCB83 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ECCB83, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#ECCB83 Channel Values

How #ECCB83 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 203 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 73% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 44% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECCB83 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECCB83 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECCB83

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECCB83; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ECCB83

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECCB83.

How #ECCB83 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ECCB83
Protanopia#D1D183
Protanomaly#DCCF83
Deuteranopia#D7D781
Deuteranomaly#E0D282
Tritanopia#F2C4C4
Tritanomaly#EFC7AE
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECCB83 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eccb83: #ECCB83;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECCB83;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eccb83': '#ECCB83' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.796, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_eccb83">#ECCB83</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECCB83"

More Yellow Colors

#ECCB83 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECCB83 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECCB83?

#ECCB83 is a light yellow — rgb(236, 203, 131) in RGB and hsl(41, 73%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Topaz (#FFC87C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.17.

What is the RGB value of #ECCB83?

#ECCB83 is rgb(236, 203, 131) — red 236, green 203, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECCB83?

#ECCB83 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECCB83 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECCB83 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECCB83 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECCB83 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 12.4, which is visibly different.

Open #ECCB83 in a Tool

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