Palettes / Colors / #ECEABC
#ECEABC — Pale Yellow
#ECEABC 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 #ECEABC 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.
#ECEABC 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 #BBBEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECD1BB and #D6ECBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 234, 188 |
| HSL | 57°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 57°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.09, 80.31, 59.23 |
| Yxy | 80.31, 0.3438, 0.3777 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.82, -6.67, 22.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.62, -6.56, 19.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECEABC
.text { color: #ECEABC; }
.background { background-color: #ECEABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 234, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 234, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 234, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECEABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEABC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBBEEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECEABC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEABC
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 #ECEABC: ·
How #ECEABC 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 #ECEABC 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECEABC?
#ECEABC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 234, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEABC?
#ECEABC is RGB 236, 234, 188 — HSL 57°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECEABC?
Its complement is #BBBEEC; analogous partners are #ECD1BB and #D6ECBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECEABC for text?
Black text on #ECEABC has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.