Palettes / Colors / #ECDCAE

#ECDCAE — Light Yellow

#ECDCAE is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #ECDCAE 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.

#ECDCAE 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 #ACBCEC; it also sits naturally between #ECBCAC and #DCECAC. 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 86% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDCAE

.text { color: #ECDCAE; }
.background { background-color: #ECDCAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDCAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 220, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDCAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 220, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDCAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 220, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACBCEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDCAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDCAE

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 #ECDCAE 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 #ECDCAE 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

← #ECDCAD  ·  #ECDCAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDCAE?

#ECDCAE is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 220, 174). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDCAE?

#ECDCAE is RGB 236, 220, 174 — HSL 45°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 26%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDCAE?

Its complement is #ACBCEC; analogous partners are #ECBCAC and #DCECAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDCAE for text?

Black text on #ECDCAE has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.