Palettes / Colors / #ECDFBA

#ECDFBA — Pale Yellow

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

#ECDFBA 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 #BBC8EC; it also sits naturally between #ECC6BB and #E1ECBB. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDFBA

.text { color: #ECDFBA; }
.background { background-color: #ECDFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 223, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 57%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 223, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 223, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBC8EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDFBA: #000000.

How #ECDFBA 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 #ECDFBA 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

← #ECDFB9  ·  #ECDFBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDFBA?

#ECDFBA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 223, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDFBA?

#ECDFBA is RGB 236, 223, 186 — HSL 44°, 57%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDFBA?

Its complement is #BBC8EC; analogous partners are #ECC6BB and #E1ECBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDFBA for text?

Black text on #ECDFBA has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.