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#ECEFBC closest to Sour

#ECEFBC is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Sour. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 93.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(236, 239, 188)). Its HSL value is 64° hue, 61% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black. #ECEFBC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.64:1.

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Variations of #ECEFBC

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

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

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F8ECBE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7EAB9
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5ECBA
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F8ECBE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4EDBD
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F3E9E1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EEECCE
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBECE1

#ECEFBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#ECEFBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.64:1 Super#ECEFBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ECEFBC in CSS

/* Sour */
.color { color: #ECEFBC; }
.background { background-color: #ECEFBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ECEFBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 239 188);
color: hsl(64 61% 84%);
color: oklch(0.937 0.066 110.4);

#ECEFBC FAQ

What color is #ECEFBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #ECEFBC?

#ECEFBC is rgb(236, 239, 188) in RGB, hsl(64, 61%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ECEFBC?

The complementary color of #ECEFBC is #BFBCEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ECEFBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #ECEFBC: 17.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ECEFBC a warm or cool color?

#ECEFBC is a warm color.