Palettes / Colors / #ECECD6

#ECECD6 — Pale Muted Yellow

#ECECD6 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECECD6 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 #D5D5EC; it also sits naturally between #ECE0D5 and #E0ECD5. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECECD6

.text { color: #ECECD6; }
.background { background-color: #ECECD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECECD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 236, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 37%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECECD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 236, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECECD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 236, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECECD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECECD6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5D5EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECECD6: #000000.

How #ECECD6 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 #ECECD6 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

← #ECECD5  ·  #ECECD7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECECD6?

#ECECD6 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 236, 214). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECECD6?

#ECECD6 is RGB 236, 236, 214 — HSL 60°, 37%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECECD6?

Its complement is #D5D5EC; analogous partners are #ECE0D5 and #E0ECD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECECD6 for text?

Black text on #ECECD6 has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.