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#ECDCB0

#ecdcb0 ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ecdcb0 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 86.27% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.78% magenta, 25.42% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 44°, with 61.22% saturation and 80.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7215

Complementary

  1. #ecdcb0
  2. #b0c0ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdcb0
  2. #b0deec
  3. #beb0ec

Analogous

  1. #ecbeb0
  2. #ecdcb0
  3. #deecb0

Triadic

  1. #ecdcb0
  2. #b0ecdc
  3. #dcb0ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdcb0
  2. #c0ecb0
  3. #b0c0ec
  4. #dcb0ec

Square

  1. #ecdcb0
  2. #b0ecbe
  3. #b0c0ec
  4. #ecb0de

Monochromatic

  1. #cea535
  2. #ddc172
  3. #ecdcb0
  4. #fbf7ee
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#ecdcb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdcb0
  2. #d4c69e
  3. #bdb08d
  4. #a59a7b
  5. #8e846a
  6. #766e58
  7. #5e5846
  8. #474235
  9. #2f2c23
  10. #181612
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdcb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdcb0
  2. #eee0b8
  3. #f0e3c0
  4. #f2e7c8
  5. #f4ead0
  6. #f6eed8
  7. #f7f1df
  8. #f9f5e7
  9. #fbf8ef
  10. #fdfcf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdcb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdcb0
  2. #e1d3ab
  3. #d6caa6
  4. #ccc0a2
  5. #c1b79d
  6. #b6ae98
  7. #aba593
  8. #a09c8e
  9. #96928a
  10. #8b8985
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dccc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6daad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eadfb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6d5d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8dbae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebdeb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2d8c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdcb0 {
  color: #ecdcb0;
}
Background
.bg-ecdcb0 {
  background-color: #ecdcb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdcb0 {
  border: 2px solid #ecdcb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdcb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 220 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 61% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdcb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdcb0, #deecb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdcb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 220 176 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 2.77 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.89 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.04 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 4.28 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.88 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 5.61 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.90 #13234f Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Wheat
#ecdcb0  rgb(236, 220, 176)  hsl(44, 61%, 81%)  Wheat
#b0c0ec  rgb(176, 192, 236)  hsl(224, 61%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#b0ecdc  rgb(176, 236, 220)  hsl(164, 61%, 81%)  Magic Mint
#dcb0ec  rgb(220, 176, 236)  hsl(284, 61%, 81%)  Mauve