Palettes / Colors / #ECD98E

#ECD98E — Light Yellow

#ECD98E is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #ECD98E 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.

#ECD98E 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 #8EA0EC; it also sits naturally between #ECAA8E and #D0EC8E. 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 85% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 40% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECD98E

.text { color: #ECD98E; }
.background { background-color: #ECD98E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD98E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 217, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD98E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 217, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD98E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 217, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD98E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD98E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EA0EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECD98E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD98E

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:

How #ECD98E 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 #ECD98E 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

← #ECD98D  ·  #ECD98F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD98E?

#ECD98E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 217, 142). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD98E?

#ECD98E is RGB 236, 217, 142 — HSL 48°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 40%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD98E?

Its complement is #8EA0EC; analogous partners are #ECAA8E and #D0EC8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD98E for text?

Black text on #ECD98E has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.