#ecf1cd

Color #ecf1cd

A moderately saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2 · ΔE 4.34 Nearest Tailwind class lime-100 #ecfcca · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ecf1cd

RGB

rgb(236, 241, 205)

HSL

hsl(68.3, 56.2%, 87.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.3, 14.9%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 14.9%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(93.95, -7.67, 16.85)

LCH

lch(93.95, 18.51, 114.47)

OKLCH

oklch(94.5%, 0.0475, 113.71)

HWB

hwb(68.3, 80.4%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2cdf1

Analogous

#f1e4cd

#ecf1cd

#daf1cd

Triadic

#ecf1cd

#cdecf1

#f1cdec

Split-complementary

#ecf1cd

#cddaf1

#e4cdf1

Tetradic

#ecf1cd

#cdf1d2

#d2cdf1

#f1cdec

Square

#ecf1cd

#cdf1e4

#d2cdf1

#f1cdda

Shades

Color #ecf1cd mixed toward black.

#d6e193

#c0d059

#9dae31

#697421

#343a10

Tints

Color #ecf1cd mixed toward white.

#eff3d6

#f2f6de

#f6f8e6

#f9faee

#fcfdf7

Tones

Color #ecf1cd mixed toward gray.

#eaeed0

#e8ebd3

#e6e8d6

#e3e5d9

#e1e2dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

18.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (18.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eeeed6 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#eeeed9 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#ecdedf · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#eeeeee · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ecf1cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecf1cd]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#ecf1cd (#ecf1cd) is rgb(236, 241, 205) in RGB.

No, #ecf1cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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