Palettes / Colors / #ECDEBA
#ECDEBA — Pale Yellow
#ECDEBA 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 #ECDEBA 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.
#ECDEBA 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 #BBC9EC; it also sits naturally between #ECC6BB and #E2ECBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECDEBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 222, 186 |
| HSL | 43°, 57%, 83% |
| HSV | 43°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 69.58, 73.62, 57.00 |
| Yxy | 73.62, 0.3475, 0.3677 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.74, -0.86, 19.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.80, -0.84, 16.62 |
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
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CSS code for #ECDEBA
.text { color: #ECDEBA; }
.background { background-color: #ECDEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 222, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 57%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 222, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 222, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECDEBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDEBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBC9EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECDEBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDEBA
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 #ECDEBA: ·
How #ECDEBA 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 #ECDEBA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECDEBA?
#ECDEBA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 222, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDEBA?
#ECDEBA is RGB 236, 222, 186 — HSL 43°, 57%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECDEBA?
Its complement is #BBC9EC; analogous partners are #ECC6BB and #E2ECBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECDEBA for text?
Black text on #ECDEBA has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.