Palettes / Colors / #E1E6BC

#E1E6BC — Pale Muted Yellow

#E1E6BC is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E1E6BC is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C1BCE6; it also sits naturally between #E6D6BC and #CCE6BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 90% · Blue 74%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 10%

Previews

CSS code for #E1E6BC

.text { color: #E1E6BC; }
.background { background-color: #E1E6BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1E6BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 230, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 46%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1E6BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 230, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1E6BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 230, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1E6BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1E6BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E1E6BC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1BCE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1E6BC: #000000.

How #E1E6BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #E1E6BC or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E1E6BB  ·  #E1E6BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1E6BC?

#E1E6BC is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 225, 230, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1E6BC?

#E1E6BC is RGB 225, 230, 188 — HSL 67°, 46%, 82% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 18%, 10%.

What colors go with #E1E6BC?

Its complement is #C1BCE6; analogous partners are #E6D6BC and #CCE6BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1E6BC for text?

Black text on #E1E6BC has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.