Palettes / Colors / #ECEBDA
#ECEBDA — Pale Muted Yellow
#ECEBDA is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #ECEBDA 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.
#ECEBDA 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 #DADBEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE2DA and #E4ECDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEBDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 235, 218 |
| HSL | 57°, 32%, 89% |
| HSV | 57°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 76.96, 82.31, 78.16 |
| Yxy | 82.31, 0.3241, 0.3467 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.71, -2.57, 8.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.73, -2.56, 7.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECEBDA
.text { color: #ECEBDA; }
.background { background-color: #ECEBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 235, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 32%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 235, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 235, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECEBDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEBDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECEBDA
Tints of #ECEBDA
Tones of #ECEBDA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DADBEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECEBDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEBDA
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 #ECEBDA: ·
How #ECEBDA 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 #ECEBDA 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 #ECEBDA?
#ECEBDA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 235, 218). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEBDA?
#ECEBDA is RGB 236, 235, 218 — HSL 57°, 32%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECEBDA?
Its complement is #DADBEC; analogous partners are #ECE2DA and #E4ECDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECEBDA for text?
Black text on #ECEBDA has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.