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#ECDDCF Color

#ECDDCF is rgb(236, 221, 207) in RGB, hsl(29, 43%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Almond (#EFDECD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECDDCF
HEX#ECDDCF
RGBrgb(236, 221, 207)
HSLhsl(29, 43%, 87%)
HSVhsv(29, 12%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.025 65.6)
LABlab(89.05% 3.61 8.84)
LCHlch(89.05% 9.55 67.81)

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

Almond#EFDECDΔE 1.84Champagne Pink#F1DDCFΔE 1.99Bone#E3DAC9ΔE 3.09White Coffee#E6E0D4ΔE 3.74White Chocolate#EDE6D6ΔE 4.01Oat#DFD3C3ΔE 4.11

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

#ECDDCF Channel Values

How #ECDDCF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 43% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 12% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 12% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECDDCF 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ECDDCF

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

Base
#ECDDCF
Complementary
#D0DEEC
Analogous
#ECD0D0
Analogous
#ECECD0
Triadic
#D0ECDD
Triadic
#DDD0EC
Split comp.
#D0ECEC
Split comp.
#D0D0EC

Tints & Shades of #ECDDCF

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

#EFE3D7
#F0E5DB
#F3EAE2
#F5EDE5
#F8F2ED
#F9F5F0

Shades

#DBBEA4
#C99F78
#B8804C
#92653A
#664629
#3A2817

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

How #ECDDCF 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#ECDDCF
Protanopia#E0E0CF
Protanomaly#E5DFCF
Deuteranopia#E2E2CF
Deuteranomaly#E6E0CF
Tritanopia#EEDBDB
Tritanomaly#EDDCD6
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECDDCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecddcf: #ECDDCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECDDCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecddcf': '#ECDDCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.867, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ecddcf">#ECDDCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECDDCF"

More Orange Colors

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

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#ECDDCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECDDCF?

#ECDDCF is a lightest orange — rgb(236, 221, 207) in RGB and hsl(29, 43%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Almond (#EFDECD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #ECDDCF?

#ECDDCF is rgb(236, 221, 207) — red 236, green 221, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECDDCF?

#ECDDCF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECDDCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECDDCF scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECDDCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECDDCF 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 5.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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