Palettes / Colors / #E7ECBC
#E7ECBC — Pale Yellow
#E7ECBC is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #E7ECBC when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#E7ECBC 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 #C0BBEC; it also sits naturally between #ECD9BB and #CFECBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E7ECBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 231, 236, 188 |
| HSL | 66°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 66°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.03, 80.61, 59.34 |
| Yxy | 80.61, 0.3398, 0.3803 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.96, -9.49, 22.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.78, -9.27, 19.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 93% · Blue 74%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E7ECBC
.text { color: #E7ECBC; }
.background { background-color: #E7ECBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7ECBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 236, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7ECBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 236, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7ECBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 236, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E7ECBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7ECBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C0BBEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E7ECBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E7ECBC
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E7ECBC: ·
How #E7ECBC 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 a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #E7ECBC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E7ECBC?
#E7ECBC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 231, 236, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E7ECBC?
#E7ECBC is RGB 231, 236, 188 — HSL 66°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #E7ECBC?
Its complement is #C0BBEC; analogous partners are #ECD9BB and #CFECBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E7ECBC for text?
Black text on #E7ECBC has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.