Palettes / Colors / #ECE3CE

#ECE3CE — Pale Muted Yellow

#ECE3CE is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECE3CE 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 #CFD8EC; it also sits naturally between #ECD5CF and #E7ECCF. 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 89% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #ECE3CE

.text { color: #ECE3CE; }
.background { background-color: #ECE3CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECE3CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 227, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 44%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECE3CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 227, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECE3CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 227, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECE3CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECE3CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFD8EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECE3CE: #000000.

How #ECE3CE 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 #ECE3CE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECE3CD  ·  #ECE3CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECE3CE?

#ECE3CE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 227, 206). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECE3CE?

#ECE3CE is RGB 236, 227, 206 — HSL 42°, 44%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECE3CE?

Its complement is #CFD8EC; analogous partners are #ECD5CF and #E7ECCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECE3CE for text?

Black text on #ECE3CE has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.