Palettes / Colors / #ECECA9

#ECECA9 — Light Yellow

#ECECA9 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECECA9 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECECA9

.text { color: #ECECA9; }
.background { background-color: #ECECA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECECA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 236, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 64%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECECA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 236, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECECA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 236, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECECA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECECA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7A7EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECECA9: #000000.

How #ECECA9 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 #ECECA9 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

← #ECECA8  ·  #ECECAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECECA9?

#ECECA9 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 236, 169). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECECA9?

#ECECA9 is RGB 236, 236, 169 — HSL 60°, 64%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECECA9?

Its complement is #A7A7EC; analogous partners are #ECC9A7 and #C9ECA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECECA9 for text?

Black text on #ECECA9 has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.