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#ECDDBB closest to Biscuit Dough

#ECDDBB is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Biscuit Dough. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 86.7% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(236, 221, 187)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 56% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. #ECDDBB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.63:1.

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#ECDDBB color conversion

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Variations of #ECDDBB

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

How #ECDDBB 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 #E9E0BC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DCB9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7DCBA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9E0BC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EADFBB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F4D7D3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EFDBC7
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2DED6

#ECDDBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#ECDDBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.63:1 Super#ECDDBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ECDDBB in CSS

/* Biscuit Dough */
.color { color: #ECDDBB; }
.background { background-color: #ECDDBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ECDDBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 221 187);
color: hsl(42 56% 83%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.048 87.0);

#ECDDBB FAQ

What color is #ECDDBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #ECDDBB?

#ECDDBB is rgb(236, 221, 187) in RGB, hsl(42, 56%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ECDDBB?

The complementary color of #ECDDBB is #BBCAEC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ECDDBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #ECDDBB: 15.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ECDDBB a warm or cool color?

#ECDDBB is a warm color.