Information about #ECCD6B color

#ECCD6B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ECCD6B falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 205, 107) — 92.5% red, 80.4% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 51 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ECCD6B reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Sand (#EACE6A). Slightly further away sit Warm Sun (#F1CD6C) and Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B).

The recipe behind #ECCD6B is rgb(236, 205, 107), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ECCD6B: 13.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ECCD6B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ECCD6B 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ECCD6B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Bardot color link
Bardot

#F3C762

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Golden Cream color link
Golden Cream

#F7BF68

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

#ECCD6B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ECCD6B
  • RGB236, 205, 107
  • CMYK0, 12, 51, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 205, 107)
  • HSL46°, 77%, 67%
  • HSL Precise45.581°, 77.246%, 67.255%
  • HSV46°, 55%, 93%
  • HSB46°, 55%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.804, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.804, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.804, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDECCD6B
  • DECIMAL ID15519083
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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