Information about #ECAD9D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#ECAD9D presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Wax Flower (#EEB39E). Slightly further away sit Almost Apricot (#E5B39B) and Soft Salmon (#F4A999).
In RGB terms — rgb(236, 173, 157) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ECAD9D: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#ECAD9D color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#ECAD9D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ECAD9D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ECAD9D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ECAD9D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ECAD9D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ECAD9D color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #ECAD9D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#EEB39E
#E5B39B
#F4A999
#E6B2A6
#F3B596
#E0B19A
#E5A3A3
#F5B799
#E2B8A2
#E9B7A9
#FBB2A3
#F8AFA9
#ECAD9D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ECAD9D
- RGB236, 173, 157
- CMYK0, 25, 31, 7
- CSSrgb(236, 173, 157)
- HSL12°, 68%, 77%
- HSL Precise12.152°, 67.521%, 77.059%
- HSV12°, 33%, 93%
- HSB12°, 33%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
- GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.678, 0.616)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.678, 0.616, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.678, 0.616)
- Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDECAD9D
- DECIMAL ID15510941
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
