Palettes / Colors / #ECEABB
#ECEABB — Pale Yellow
#ECEABB 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 #ECEABB 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.
#ECEABB 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 #BBBDEC; it also sits naturally between #ECD2BB and #D5ECBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEABB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 234, 187 |
| HSL | 58°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 58°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.98, 80.27, 58.66 |
| Yxy | 80.27, 0.3444, 0.3788 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.80, -6.81, 23.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.59, -6.69, 19.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · 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 #ECEABB
.text { color: #ECEABB; }
.background { background-color: #ECEABB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEABB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 234, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEABB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 234, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEABB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 234, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECEABB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEABB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECEABB
Tints of #ECEABB
Tones of #ECEABB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBBDEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECEABB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEABB
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 #ECEABB: ·
How #ECEABB 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 #ECEABB 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 #ECEABB?
#ECEABB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 234, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEABB?
#ECEABB is RGB 236, 234, 187 — HSL 58°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECEABB?
Its complement is #BBBDEC; analogous partners are #ECD2BB and #D5ECBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECEABB for text?
Black text on #ECEABB has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.