Palettes / Colors / #E9ECD0

#E9ECD0 — Pale Muted Yellow

#E9ECD0 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E9ECD0 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 #D3D0EC; it also sits naturally between #ECE1D0 and #DBECD0. 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 91% · Green 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E9ECD0

.text { color: #E9ECD0; }
.background { background-color: #E9ECD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9ECD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 236, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 42%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9ECD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 236, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9ECD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 236, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9ECD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9ECD0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3D0EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9ECD0: #000000.

How #E9ECD0 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 #E9ECD0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E9ECCF  ·  #E9ECD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9ECD0?

#E9ECD0 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 233, 236, 208). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9ECD0?

#E9ECD0 is RGB 233, 236, 208 — HSL 66°, 42%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #E9ECD0?

Its complement is #D3D0EC; analogous partners are #ECE1D0 and #DBECD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9ECD0 for text?

Black text on #E9ECD0 has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.