Palettes / Colors / #ECDF7D

#ECDF7D — Light Yellow

#ECDF7D 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 #ECDF7D 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.

#ECDF7D 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 #7E8BEC; it also sits naturally between #ECA87E and #C2EC7E. 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 87% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 47% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDF7D

.text { color: #ECDF7D; }
.background { background-color: #ECDF7D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDF7D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 223, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 74%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDF7D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 223, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDF7D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 223, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDF7D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDF7D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E8BEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDF7D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDF7D

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 #ECDF7D 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 #ECDF7D 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

← #ECDF7C  ·  #ECDF7E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDF7D?

#ECDF7D is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 223, 125). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDF7D?

#ECDF7D is RGB 236, 223, 125 — HSL 53°, 74%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 47%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDF7D?

Its complement is #7E8BEC; analogous partners are #ECA87E and #C2EC7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDF7D for text?

Black text on #ECDF7D has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.