Palettes / Colors / #ECD08E

#ECD08E — Light Yellow

#ECD08E is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECD08E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8EAAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECA08E and #D9EC8E. 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 93% · Green 82% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 40% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECD08E

.text { color: #ECD08E; }
.background { background-color: #ECD08E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD08E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 208, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD08E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 208, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD08E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 208, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD08E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD08E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD08E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EAAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECD08E: #000000.

How #ECD08E 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 #ECD08E 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

← #ECD08D  ·  #ECD08F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD08E?

#ECD08E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 208, 142). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD08E?

#ECD08E is RGB 236, 208, 142 — HSL 42°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 40%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD08E?

Its complement is #8EAAEC; analogous partners are #ECA08E and #D9EC8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD08E for text?

Black text on #ECD08E has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.