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#FFECA9 Color

#FFECA9 is rgb(255, 236, 169) in RGB, hsl(47, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFECA9
HEX#FFECA9
RGBrgb(255, 236, 169)
HSLhsl(47, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(47, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.087 94.2)
LABlab(93.79% -0.33 35.02)
LCHlch(93.79% 35.03 90.54)

What #FFECA9 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 #FFECA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 5.66Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 6.47Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 8.4Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 8.9Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 9.6Moccasin#FFE4B5ΔE 9.92

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

#FFECA9 Channel Values

How #FFECA9 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 255 · G 236 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 34% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFECA9 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFECA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFECA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFECA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFECA9
Complementary
#A8BBFF
Analogous
#FFC1A8
Analogous
#E6FFA8
Triadic
#A8FFEC
Triadic
#ECA8FF
Split comp.
#A8E6FF
Split comp.
#C1A8FF

Tints & Shades of #FFECA9

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

#FFEEB3
#FFF1BD
#FFF3C7
#FFF6D6
#FFF8E0
#FFFBEB

Shades

#FFE070
#FFD333
#FAC400
#C29800
#8A6C00
#4D3C00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFECA9.

How #FFECA9 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#FFECA9
Protanopia#EFEFA9
Protanomaly#F6EEA9
Deuteranopia#F3F3A8
Deuteranomaly#F8F0A8
Tritanopia#FFE5E5
Tritanomaly#FFE8D0
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFECA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffeca9: #FFECA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFECA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffeca9': '#FFECA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.925, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_ffeca9">#FFECA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFECA9"

More Yellow Colors

#FFECA9 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFECA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFECA9?

#FFECA9 is a lightest yellow — rgb(255, 236, 169) in RGB and hsl(47, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #FFECA9?

#FFECA9 is rgb(255, 236, 169) — red 255, green 236, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFECA9?

#FFECA9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFECA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFECA9 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFECA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFECA9 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 6.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.