#ECE2A1 Color

#ECE2A1 is rgb(236, 226, 161) in RGB, hsl(52, 66%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECE2A1

HEX#ECE2A1

RGBrgb(236, 226, 161)

HSLhsl(52, 66%, 78%)

HSVhsv(52, 32%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.084 100.5)

LABlab(89.55% -3.55 33.16)

LCHlch(89.55% 33.35 96.11)

What #ECE2A1 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 #ECE2A1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 3.06 Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 3.95 Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 8.33 Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 9.85 Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 10.31 Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 10.58

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

#ECE2A1 Channel Values

How #ECE2A1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 236 · G 226 · B 161	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 52° · S 66% · L 78%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 52° · S 32% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 4% · Y 32% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.32:1 vs white · 15.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECE2A1 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECE2A1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECE2A1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECE2A1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ECE2A1

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 #ECE2A1.

How #ECE2A1 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#ECE2A1

Protanopia#E4E4A1

Protanomaly#E7E3A1

Deuteranopia#E5E5A1

Deuteranomaly#E8E4A1

Tritanopia#F2DBDB

Tritanomaly#F0DEC7

Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECE2A1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ece2a1: #ECE2A1;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECE2A1;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ece2a1': '#ECE2A1' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.886, blue: 0.631)

Android XML<color name="color_ece2a1">#ECE2A1</color>

SVG fillfill="#ECE2A1"

More Yellow Colors

#ECE2A1 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#ECE2A1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECE2A1?

#ECE2A1 is a light yellow — rgb(236, 226, 161) in RGB and hsl(52, 66%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.06.

What is the RGB value of #ECE2A1?

#ECE2A1 is rgb(236, 226, 161) — red 236, green 226, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECE2A1?

#ECE2A1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECE2A1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECE2A1 scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECE2A1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECE2A1 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 3.06, which is very hard to tell apart.

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