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#ECDD98 Color

#ECDD98 is rgb(236, 221, 152) in RGB, hsl(49, 69%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECDD98
HEX#ECDD98
RGBrgb(236, 221, 152)
HSLhsl(49, 69%, 76%)
HSVhsv(49, 36%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.089 97.4)
LABlab(88.16% -1.93 35.88)
LCHlch(88.16% 35.93 93.08)

What #ECDD98 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 #ECDD98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 6.4Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 6.48Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 9.05Khaki#F0E68CΔE 10.13Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 10.37Flax#EEDC82ΔE 10.47

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

#ECDD98 Channel Values

How #ECDD98 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 221 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 69% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 36% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 36% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECDD98 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECDD98 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECDD98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECDD98; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECDD98
Complementary
#98A7EC
Analogous
#ECB298
Analogous
#D1EC98
Triadic
#98ECDD
Triadic
#DD98EC
Split comp.
#98D1EC
Split comp.
#B298EC

Tints & Shades of #ECDD98

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

#EEE1A5
#F1E5B1
#F3E9BE
#F6EFD0
#F9F4DD
#FBF8E9

Shades

#E4CE6C
#DBBE3D
#C2A524
#97801C
#6C5C14
#3C330B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECDD98.

How #ECDD98 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#ECDD98
Protanopia#E0E098
Protanomaly#E5DF98
Deuteranopia#E2E297
Deuteranomaly#E6E098
Tritanopia#F2D6D6
Tritanomaly#F0D9C0
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECDD98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecdd98: #ECDD98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECDD98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecdd98': '#ECDD98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.867, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_ecdd98">#ECDD98</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECDD98"

More Yellow Colors

#ECDD98 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ECDD98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECDD98?

#ECDD98 is a light yellow — rgb(236, 221, 152) in RGB and hsl(49, 69%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #ECDD98?

#ECDD98 is rgb(236, 221, 152) — red 236, green 221, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECDD98?

#ECDD98 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECDD98 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECDD98 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECDD98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECDD98 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 6.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.