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#EECBC4 Color

#EECBC4 is rgb(238, 203, 196) in RGB, hsl(10, 55%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EECBC4
HEX#EECBC4
RGBrgb(238, 203, 196)
HSLhsl(10, 55%, 85%)
HSVhsv(10, 18%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.041 31.2)
LABlab(84.58% 11.92 8.32)
LCHlch(84.58% 14.53 34.91)

What #EECBC4 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 #EECBC4, 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 red in the library.

#EECBC4 Channel Values

How #EECBC4 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 238 · G 203 · B 1968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 55% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 18% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 18% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EECBC4 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EECBC4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EECBC4; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EECBC4

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 #EECBC4.

How #EECBC4 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#EECBC4
Protanopia#D2D2C4
Protanomaly#DDCFC4
Deuteranopia#D7D7C3
Deuteranomaly#E1D3C3
Tritanopia#EFCACA
Tritanomaly#EECAC8
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EECBC4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eecbc4: #EECBC4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EECBC4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eecbc4': '#EECBC4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.796, blue: 0.769)
Android XML<color name="color_eecbc4">#EECBC4</color>
SVG fillfill="#EECBC4"

More Red Colors

#EECBC4 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EECBC4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EECBC4?

#EECBC4 is a lightest red — rgb(238, 203, 196) in RGB and hsl(10, 55%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.85.

What is the RGB value of #EECBC4?

#EECBC4 is rgb(238, 203, 196) — red 238, green 203, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EECBC4?

#EECBC4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EECBC4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EECBC4 scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EECBC4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EECBC4 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 9.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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