Palettes / Colors / #ECE99F

#ECE99F — Light Yellow

#ECE99F is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #ECE99F 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.

#ECE99F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9DA0EC; it also sits naturally between #ECC29D and #C7EC9D. 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 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 33% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECE99F

.text { color: #ECE99F; }
.background { background-color: #ECE99F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECE99F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 233, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 67%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECE99F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 233, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECE99F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 233, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECE99F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECE99F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DA0EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECE99F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECE99F

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:

How #ECE99F 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 #ECE99F 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

← #ECE99E  ·  #ECE9A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECE99F?

#ECE99F is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 233, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECE99F?

#ECE99F is RGB 236, 233, 159 — HSL 58°, 67%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 33%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECE99F?

Its complement is #9DA0EC; analogous partners are #ECC29D and #C7EC9D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECE99F for text?

Black text on #ECE99F has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.