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#ECDAA1 Color

#ECDAA1 is rgb(236, 218, 161) in RGB, hsl(46, 66%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECDAA1
HEX#ECDAA1
RGBrgb(236, 218, 161)
HSLhsl(46, 66%, 78%)
HSVhsv(46, 32%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.076 92.6)
LABlab(87.53% 0.29 30.51)
LCHlch(87.53% 30.51 89.46)

What #ECDAA1 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 #ECDAA1, 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.

#ECDAA1 Channel Values

How #ECDAA1 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 218 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 66% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 32% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 32% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECDAA1 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECDAA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECDAA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECDAA1; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECDAA1

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 #ECDAA1.

How #ECDAA1 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#ECDAA1
Protanopia#DDDDA1
Protanomaly#E3DCA1
Deuteranopia#E0E0A0
Deuteranomaly#E5DEA1
Tritanopia#F1D4D4
Tritanomaly#EFD6C2
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECDAA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecdaa1: #ECDAA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECDAA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecdaa1': '#ECDAA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.855, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_ecdaa1">#ECDAA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECDAA1"

More Yellow Colors

#ECDAA1 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECDAA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECDAA1?

#ECDAA1 is a light yellow — rgb(236, 218, 161) in RGB and hsl(46, 66%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #ECDAA1?

#ECDAA1 is rgb(236, 218, 161) — red 236, green 218, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECDAA1?

#ECDAA1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECDAA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECDAA1 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECDAA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECDAA1 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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