Palettes / Colors / #ECECCC

#ECECCC — Pale Muted Yellow

#ECECCC is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECECCC 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 #CBCBEC; it also sits naturally between #ECDBCB and #DBECCB. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECECCC

.text { color: #ECECCC; }
.background { background-color: #ECECCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECECCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 236, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 46%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECECCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 236, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECECCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 236, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBCBEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECECCC: #000000.

How #ECECCC 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 #ECECCC 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

← #ECECCB  ·  #ECECCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECECCC?

#ECECCC is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 236, 204). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECECCC?

#ECECCC is RGB 236, 236, 204 — HSL 60°, 46%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECECCC?

Its complement is #CBCBEC; analogous partners are #ECDBCB and #DBECCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECECCC for text?

Black text on #ECECCC has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.