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#ECD8A3 closest to Beige

#ECD8A3 is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Beige. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 84.7% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(236, 216, 163)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 66% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 31% yellow and 7% black. #ECD8A3 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.92:1.

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#ECD8A3 color conversion

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Variations of #ECD8A3

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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#ECD8A3 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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#ECD8A3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ECD8A3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E9DCA5
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4D69F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6D7A1
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9DCA5
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EADAA4
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F8D0CA
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F0D5B6
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DED9CD

#ECD8A3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#ECD8A3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.92:1 Super#ECD8A3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ECD8A3 in CSS

/* Beige */
.color { color: #ECD8A3; }
.background { background-color: #ECD8A3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ECD8A3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 216 163);
color: hsl(44 66% 78%);
color: oklch(0.886 0.072 89.8);

#ECD8A3 FAQ

What color is #ECD8A3?

#ECD8A3 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Beige. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #ECD8A3?

#ECD8A3 is rgb(236, 216, 163) in RGB, hsl(44, 66%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 31%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ECD8A3?

The complementary color of #ECD8A3 is #A3B7EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ECD8A3?

Black text has the best contrast on #ECD8A3: 14.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ECD8A3 a warm or cool color?

#ECD8A3 is a warm color.