Palettes / Colors / #ECECBB

#ECECBB — Pale Yellow

#ECECBB is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #ECECBB 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.

#ECECBB 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 #BBBBEC; it also sits naturally between #ECD4BB and #D4ECBB. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECECBB

.text { color: #ECECBB; }
.background { background-color: #ECECBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECECBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 236, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECECBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 236, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECECBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 236, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECECBB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBBBEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECECBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECECBB

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 #ECECBB 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 #ECECBB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECECBB 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

← #ECECBA  ·  #ECECBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECECBB?

#ECECBB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 236, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECECBB?

#ECECBB is RGB 236, 236, 187 — HSL 60°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECECBB?

Its complement is #BBBBEC; analogous partners are #ECD4BB and #D4ECBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECECBB for text?

Black text on #ECECBB has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.