Palettes / Colors / #ECECA7
#ECECA7 — Light Yellow
#ECECA7 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 #ECECA7 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.
#ECECA7 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 #A7A7EC; it also sits naturally between #ECC9A7 and #C9ECA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECECA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 236, 167 |
| HSL | 60°, 64%, 79% |
| HSV | 60°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 29%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.56, 80.61, 48.35 |
| Yxy | 80.61, 0.3569, 0.4020 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.96, -10.47, 33.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.79, -10.22, 27.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECECA7
.text { color: #ECECA7; }
.background { background-color: #ECECA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECECA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 236, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 64%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECECA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 236, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECECA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 236, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECECA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECECA7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A7A7EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECECA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECECA7
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 #ECECA7: ·
How #ECECA7 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 #ECECA7 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 #ECECA7?
#ECECA7 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 236, 167). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECECA7?
#ECECA7 is RGB 236, 236, 167 — HSL 60°, 64%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 29%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECECA7?
Its complement is #A7A7EC; analogous partners are #ECC9A7 and #C9ECA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECECA7 for text?
Black text on #ECECA7 has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.