Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ecbcaf, its pure hue is 12.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.6%, and its lightness is 80.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ecbcaf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e1816 to #cfa599.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ecbcaf. In RGB, it consists of 92.5% Red, 73.7% Green, and 68.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 20.3% Magenta, 25.8% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 12.8°, with saturation of 61.6% and lightness of 80.6%. The decimal value for #ecbcaf is 15514799, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffcc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ecbcaf is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
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Tints of #ecbcaf
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ecbcaf, its pure hue is 12.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.6%, and its lightness is 80.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ecbcaf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #eec4b9 to #fdf7f5.
Tones of #ecbcaf
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ecbcaf, its pure hue is 12.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ecbcaf, which range from #cecece (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffb19c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #ecbcaf
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ecbcaf! For #ecbcaf, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ecbcaf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #ecbcaf
This color, #ecbcaf, consists of 92.5% Red, 73.7% Green, and 68.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 236, Green = 188, Blue = 175. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ecbcaf is 0% Cyan, 20.3% Magenta, 25.8% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 236 | 188 | 175 |
Octal | 354 | 274 | 257 |
Hexa | #ec | #bc | #af |
Binary | 11101100 | 10111100 | 10101111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 0 | 20 | 25 | 7 |
Octal | 0 | 24 | 31 | 7 |
Hexa | #00 | #14 | #19 | #07 |
Binary | 00000000 | 00010100 | 00011001 | 00000111 |
Analogous Colors of #ecbcaf
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ecbcaf — which has hue 12.8° — its analogous colors are located at 12.8° and 342.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ecbcaf.
Triadic Colors of #ecbcaf
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ecbcaf — which has hue 12.8° — its triadic colors are located at 12.8° and 252.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ecbcaf.
Complementary Color of #ecbcaf
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ecbcaf — which has hue 12.8° — its complementary color is located at 192.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ecbcaf.
Split Complementary Colors of #ecbcaf
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ecbcaf — which has hue 12.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 12.8° and 222.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ecbcaf.
Tetradic Colors of #ecbcaf
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ecbcaf — which has hue 12.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 282.8°, 12.8°, 102.8°, and 192.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ecbcaf.
Monochromatic Colors of #ecbcaf
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ecbcaf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #d4a395 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fadbd2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ecbcaf
We want to make getting started with #ecbcaf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ecbcaf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ecbcaf can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ecbcaf with other HTML elements.
#ecbcaf Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #ecbcaf;">The color of this text is #ecbcaf.</span>
#ecbcaf Background Color
<div style="background-color: #ecbcaf; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ecbcaf.</div>
#ecbcaf Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ecbcaf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ecbcaf.</span>
#ecbcaf Border Color
<div style="border: #ecbcaf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ecbcaf.</div>
#ecbcaf Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ecbcaf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ecbcaf on a white background.</div></div>
#ecbcaf Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ecbcaf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ecbcaf on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #ecbcaf to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ecbcaf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ecbcaf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ecbcaf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ecbcaf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ecbcaf to white.</div>
Gradient from #ecbcaf to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ecbcaf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ecbcaf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ecbcaf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ecbcaf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ecbcaf to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #ecbcaf
In addition to using #ecbcaf on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ecbcaf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ecbcaf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 236, Green = 188, Blue = 175). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ecbcaf in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #ecbcaf |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(236, 188, 175) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #ecbcaf; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #ecbcaf; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #ecbcaf; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(236, 188, 175); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#ecbcaf") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:236, green:188, blue:175, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:236 green:188 blue:175 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(236f, 188f, 175f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(236, 188, 175); |
#ecbcaf Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #ecbcaf the same way. For those with color blindness, #ecbcaf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ecbcaf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ecbcaf is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ecbcaf looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ecbcaf will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #ecbcaf is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.