Beige

#ececd0

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for beige, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Beige is a light yellow, soft at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Beige color values

Every conversion for #ececd0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ececd0

RGB236, 236, 208

HSL60, 42%, 87%

HSV60, 12%, 93%

CMYK0%, 0%, 12%, 7%

Lab92.74, -4.69, 13.59

XYZ75.97, 82.38, 71.57

Decimal15527120

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone5807 C

Shades of beige

#e0e0b3 #d4d495 #c8c878 #bcbc5a #a9a944 #8c8c38 #6e6e2d #515121 #333315 #161609

Tints of beige

#ededd3 #efefd7 #f0f0da #f2f2de #f3f3e1 #f4f4e5 #f6f6e8 #f7f7eb #f8f8ef #fafaf2

Colors that go with beige

Complementary#d0d0ec Analogous#ecded0 Analogous#deecd0 Triadic#d0ecec Triadic#ecd0ec Split complementary#d0deec Split complementary#ded0ec

Beige in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 12, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ececd0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 12 7

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 15 13

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Beige in css

Copy #ececd0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ececd0; }
.text { color: #ececd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ececd0; }

How beige looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Beige and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ececd0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ececd0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Beige on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ececd0 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around beige? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn beige into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ececd0 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from beige, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ececd0 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.