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#ECE7DA Color

#ECE7DA is rgb(236, 231, 218) in RGB, hsl(43, 32%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is White Chocolate (#EDE6D6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECE7DA
HEX#ECE7DA
RGBrgb(236, 231, 218)
HSLhsl(43, 32%, 89%)
HSVhsv(43, 8%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.018 89.4)
LABlab(91.77% 0.10 6.98)
LCHlch(91.77% 6.98 89.18)

What #ECE7DA 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 #ECE7DA, 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.

#ECE7DA Channel Values

How #ECE7DA 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 231 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 32% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 8% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 8% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECE7DA 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECE7DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECE7DA; 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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Tints & Shades of #ECE7DA

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.

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Shades

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How #ECE7DA 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#ECE7DA
Protanopia#E8E8DA
Protanomaly#EAE8DA
Deuteranopia#E9E9DA
Deuteranomaly#EAE8DA
Tritanopia#EEE5E5
Tritanomaly#EDE6E1
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

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Using #ECE7DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ece7da: #ECE7DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECE7DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ece7da': '#ECE7DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.906, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_ece7da">#ECE7DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECE7DA"

More Yellow Colors

#ECE7DA sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECE7DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECE7DA?

#ECE7DA is a lightest yellow — rgb(236, 231, 218) in RGB and hsl(43, 32%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is White Chocolate (#EDE6D6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.78.

What is the RGB value of #ECE7DA?

#ECE7DA is rgb(236, 231, 218) — red 236, green 231, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECE7DA?

#ECE7DA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECE7DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECE7DA scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECE7DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECE7DA 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 linen (#FAF0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 4.28, which is very hard to tell apart.

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