Palettes / Colors / #ECE8DF

#ECE8DF — Pale Dusty Yellow

#ECE8DF is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECE8DF 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 #DFE3EC; it also sits naturally between #ECE2DF and #E9ECDF. 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 91% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECE8DF

.text { color: #ECE8DF; }
.background { background-color: #ECE8DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECE8DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 232, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECE8DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 232, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECE8DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 232, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECE8DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECE8DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFE3EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECE8DF: #000000.

How #ECE8DF 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 #ECE8DF 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

← #ECE8DE  ·  #ECE8E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECE8DF?

#ECE8DF is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 232, 223). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECE8DF?

#ECE8DF is RGB 236, 232, 223 — HSL 42°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECE8DF?

Its complement is #DFE3EC; analogous partners are #ECE2DF and #E9ECDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECE8DF for text?

Black text on #ECE8DF has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.