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#ECD3BB Color

#ECD3BB is rgb(236, 211, 187) in RGB, hsl(29, 56%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECD3BB
HEX#ECD3BB
RGBrgb(236, 211, 187)
HSLhsl(29, 56%, 83%)
HSVhsv(29, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.1% 0.043 66.1)
LABlab(86.19% 6.24 15.28)
LCHlch(86.19% 16.50 67.77)

What #ECD3BB 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 #ECD3BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 5.55Unbleached Silk#FFDDCAΔE 5.99Almond#EFDECDΔE 6.18Lumber#FFE4CDΔE 6.25Champagne Pink#F1DDCFΔE 6.68Pearl#EAE0C8ΔE 6.89

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

#ECD3BB Channel Values

How #ECD3BB 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 211 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 56% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 21% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECD3BB 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECD3BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECD3BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECD3BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECD3BB
Complementary
#BBD4EC
Analogous
#ECBBBC
Analogous
#ECEBBB
Triadic
#BBECD3
Triadic
#D3BBEC
Split comp.
#BBECEB
Split comp.
#BBBCEC

Tints & Shades of #ECD3BB

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

#EED8C3
#F0DDCB
#F3E2D3
#F6EADF
#F8EFE7
#FBF5EF

Shades

#E0B690
#D29760
#C37B37
#975F2B
#6B441E
#3C2611

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECD3BB.

How #ECD3BB 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#ECD3BB
Protanopia#D8D8BB
Protanomaly#E0D6BB
Deuteranopia#DCDCBA
Deuteranomaly#E2D8BA
Tritanopia#EED0D0
Tritanomaly#EDD1C8
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECD3BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecd3bb: #ECD3BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECD3BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecd3bb': '#ECD3BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.827, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_ecd3bb">#ECD3BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECD3BB"

More Orange Colors

#ECD3BB sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ECD3BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECD3BB?

#ECD3BB is a lightest orange — rgb(236, 211, 187) in RGB and hsl(29, 56%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.55.

What is the RGB value of #ECD3BB?

#ECD3BB is rgb(236, 211, 187) — red 236, green 211, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECD3BB?

#ECD3BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECD3BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECD3BB scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECD3BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECD3BB 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 bisque (#FFE4C4) at a CIE76 distance of 7.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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