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#ECE4DA Helium

#ECE4DA is a very light gray named Helium. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 89.4% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(236, 228, 218)). Its HSL value is 33° hue, 32% saturation and 89% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. #ECE4DA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.68:1.

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Variations of #ECE4DA

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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#ECE4DA 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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#ECE4DA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ECE4DA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E9E6DA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7E4D9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9E4DA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9E6DA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EAE5DA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F0E2E1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EDE3DD
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7E5E2

#ECE4DA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#ECE4DA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.68:1 Super#ECE4DA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ECE4DA in CSS

/* Helium */
.color { color: #ECE4DA; }
.background { background-color: #ECE4DA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ECE4DA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 228 218);
color: hsl(33 32% 89%);
color: oklch(0.922 0.016 73.7);

#ECE4DA FAQ

What color is #ECE4DA?

#ECE4DA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Helium. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ECE4DA?

#ECE4DA is rgb(236, 228, 218) in RGB, hsl(33, 32%, 89%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ECE4DA?

The complementary color of #ECE4DA is #DAE2EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ECE4DA?

Black text has the best contrast on #ECE4DA: 16.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ECE4DA a warm or cool color?

#ECE4DA is a neutral color.