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#ECE0CF Color

#ECE0CF is rgb(236, 224, 207) in RGB, hsl(35, 43%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 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 1.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECE0CF
HEX#ECE0CF
RGBrgb(236, 224, 207)
HSLhsl(35, 43%, 87%)
HSVhsv(35, 12%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.026 76.8)
LABlab(89.80% 2.15 9.90)
LCHlch(89.80% 10.13 77.73)

What #ECE0CF 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 #ECE0CF, 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 orange in the library.

#ECE0CF Channel Values

How #ECE0CF 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 224 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 43% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 12% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 12% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECE0CF 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECE0CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECE0CF; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECE0CF

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

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How #ECE0CF 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#ECE0CF
Protanopia#E2E2CF
Protanomaly#E6E1CF
Deuteranopia#E4E4CF
Deuteranomaly#E7E2CF
Tritanopia#EEDEDE
Tritanomaly#EDDFD8
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECE0CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ece0cf: #ECE0CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECE0CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ece0cf': '#ECE0CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.878, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ece0cf">#ECE0CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECE0CF"

More Orange Colors

#ECE0CF sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECE0CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECE0CF?

#ECE0CF is a lightest orange — rgb(236, 224, 207) in RGB and hsl(35, 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 1.97.

What is the RGB value of #ECE0CF?

#ECE0CF is rgb(236, 224, 207) — red 236, green 224, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECE0CF?

#ECE0CF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECE0CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECE0CF scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECE0CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECE0CF 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 4.48, which is very hard to tell apart.

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