#ece296

Color #ece296

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 6.85 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ece296

RGB

rgb(236, 226, 150)

HSL

hsl(53, 69.4%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53, 36.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 36.4%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(89.12, -7.49, 38.41)

LCH

lch(89.12, 39.13, 101.03)

OKLCH

oklch(90.4%, 0.0966, 101.65)

HWB

hwb(53, 58.8%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a0ec

Analogous

#ecb796

#ece296

#cbec96

Triadic

#ece296

#96ece2

#e296ec

Split-complementary

#ece296

#96cbec

#b796ec

Tetradic

#ece296

#a0ec96

#96a0ec

#e296ec

Square

#ece296

#96ecb7

#96a0ec

#ec96cb

Shades

Color #ece296 mixed toward black.

#e2d360

#d8c429

#a4941e

#6d6314

#37310a

Tints

Color #ece296 mixed toward white.

#efe7a8

#f2ecb9

#f6f1cb

#f9f5dc

#fcfaee

Tones

Color #ece296 mixed toward gray.

#e5dd9d

#ded7a4

#d7d2ac

#cfccb3

#c8c7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e8e8ad · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#e8e9b1 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#ecbcbf · ΔE 31.6

Achromatopsia

#e0e0e0 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ece296;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ece296]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ece296 (#ece296) is rgb(236, 226, 150) in RGB.

No, #ece296 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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