Palettes / Colors / #ECEBB2

#ECEBB2 — Light Yellow

#ECEBB2 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 #ECEBB2 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.

#ECEBB2 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 #B1B2EC; it also sits naturally between #ECCEB1 and #D0ECB1. 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 92% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEBB2

.text { color: #ECEBB2; }
.background { background-color: #ECEBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 235, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 60%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 235, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 235, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEBB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1B2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEBB2

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 #ECEBB2 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 #ECEBB2 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

← #ECEBB1  ·  #ECEBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEBB2?

#ECEBB2 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 235, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEBB2?

#ECEBB2 is RGB 236, 235, 178 — HSL 59°, 60%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECEBB2?

Its complement is #B1B2EC; analogous partners are #ECCEB1 and #D0ECB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEBB2 for text?

Black text on #ECEBB2 has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.