Palettes / Colors / #ECE6BB
#ECE6BB — Pale Yellow
#ECE6BB 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 #ECE6BB 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.
#ECE6BB 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 #BBC1EC; it also sits naturally between #ECCEBB and #D9ECBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECE6BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 230, 187 |
| HSL | 53°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 53°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.86, 78.01, 58.28 |
| Yxy | 78.01, 0.3452, 0.3748 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.79, -4.79, 21.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.33, -4.71, 18.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 90% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECE6BB
.text { color: #ECE6BB; }
.background { background-color: #ECE6BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECE6BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 230, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECE6BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 230, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECE6BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 230, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECE6BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECE6BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBC1EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECE6BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECE6BB
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 #ECE6BB: ·
How #ECE6BB 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 #ECE6BB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECE6BB?
#ECE6BB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 230, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECE6BB?
#ECE6BB is RGB 236, 230, 187 — HSL 53°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECE6BB?
Its complement is #BBC1EC; analogous partners are #ECCEBB and #D9ECBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECE6BB for text?
Black text on #ECE6BB has a contrast ratio of 16.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.