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#FFECB3 closest to Sun-Kissed Sands

#FFECB3 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Sun-Kissed Sands. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 92.5% green and 70.2% blue (rgb(255, 236, 179)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. #FFECB3 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.90:1.

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Variations of #FFECB3

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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#FFECB3 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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#FFECB3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFECB3 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 #FDEFB5
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8E9AF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBEBB1
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDEFB5
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FEEEB4
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE3DD
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE8C8
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EDEDED
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F2EDE0

#FFECB3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.17:1 Very poor#FFECB3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.90:1 Super#FFECB3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFECB3 in CSS

/* Sun-Kissed Sands */
.color { color: #FFECB3; }
.background { background-color: #FFECB3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFECB3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 236 179);
color: hsl(45 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.945 0.076 91.8);

#FFECB3 FAQ

What color is #FFECB3?

#FFECB3 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sun-Kissed Sands. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFECB3?

#FFECB3 is rgb(255, 236, 179) in RGB, hsl(45, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFECB3?

The complementary color of #FFECB3 is #B3C6FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFECB3?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFECB3: 17.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFECB3 a warm or cool color?

#FFECB3 is a warm color.