Palettes / Colors / #ECDDBB
#ECDDBB — Pale Yellow
#ECDDBB is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #ECDDBB 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.
#ECDDBB 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 #BBCAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECC5BB and #E2ECBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECDDBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 221, 187 |
| HSL | 42°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 42°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 69.42, 73.13, 57.47 |
| Yxy | 73.13, 0.3471, 0.3656 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.51, -0.20, 18.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.52, -0.20, 15.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
CSS code for #ECDDBB
.text { color: #ECDDBB; }
.background { background-color: #ECDDBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDDBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 221, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDDBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 221, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDDBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 221, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECDDBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDDBB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECDDBB
Tints of #ECDDBB
Tones of #ECDDBB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBCAEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECDDBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDDBB
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 #ECDDBB: ·
How #ECDDBB 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 #ECDDBB 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECDDBB?
#ECDDBB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 221, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDDBB?
#ECDDBB is RGB 236, 221, 187 — HSL 42°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECDDBB?
Its complement is #BBCAEC; analogous partners are #ECC5BB and #E2ECBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECDDBB for text?
Black text on #ECDDBB has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.