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#ECCF8A Honeydew Sand

#ECCF8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Honeydew Sand. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 81.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(236, 207, 138)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 72% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 42% yellow and 7% black. #ECCF8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.86:1.

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Variations of #ECCF8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ECCF8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ECCF8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ECCF8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E5D58C
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DECD85
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2CE87
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5D58C
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7D38B
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FAC4BE
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F1CBA4
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D1C3

#ECCF8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#ECCF8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.86:1 Super#ECCF8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ECCF8A in CSS

/* Honeydew Sand */
.color { color: #ECCF8A; }
.background { background-color: #ECCF8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ECCF8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 207 138);
color: hsl(42 72% 73%);
color: oklch(0.864 0.093 87.6);

#ECCF8A FAQ

What color is #ECCF8A?

#ECCF8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Honeydew Sand. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #ECCF8A?

#ECCF8A is rgb(236, 207, 138) in RGB, hsl(42, 72%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ECCF8A?

The complementary color of #ECCF8A is #8AA7EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ECCF8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #ECCF8A: 13.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ECCF8A a warm or cool color?

#ECCF8A is a warm color.