Palettes / Colors / #ECDF8E

#ECDF8E — Light Yellow

#ECDF8E is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECDF8E 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 #8E9AEC; it also sits naturally between #ECB08E and #C9EC8E. 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 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 40% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDF8E

.text { color: #ECDF8E; }
.background { background-color: #ECDF8E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDF8E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 223, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDF8E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 223, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDF8E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 223, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDF8E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDF8E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECDF8E

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Tones of #ECDF8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8E9AEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDF8E: #000000.

How #ECDF8E 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 #ECDF8E 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

← #ECDF8D  ·  #ECDF8F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDF8E?

#ECDF8E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 223, 142). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDF8E?

#ECDF8E is RGB 236, 223, 142 — HSL 52°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 40%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDF8E?

Its complement is #8E9AEC; analogous partners are #ECB08E and #C9EC8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDF8E for text?

Black text on #ECDF8E has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.