Palettes / Colors / #ECDFBD
#ECDFBD — Pale Yellow
#ECDFBD 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 #ECDFBD 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.
#ECDFBD 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 #BCC9EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC6BC and #E1EBBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECDFBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 223, 189 |
| HSL | 43°, 55%, 83% |
| HSV | 43°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 70.17, 74.28, 58.78 |
| Yxy | 74.28, 0.3452, 0.3655 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.06, -0.94, 18.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.19, -0.92, 15.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECDFBD
.text { color: #ECDFBD; }
.background { background-color: #ECDFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 223, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 223, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 223, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECDFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDFBD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECDFBD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCC9EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECDFBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDFBD
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 #ECDFBD: ·
How #ECDFBD 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 #ECDFBD 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 #ECDFBD?
#ECDFBD is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 223, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDFBD?
#ECDFBD is RGB 236, 223, 189 — HSL 43°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECDFBD?
Its complement is #BCC9EB; analogous partners are #EBC6BC and #E1EBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECDFBD for text?
Black text on #ECDFBD has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.