Palettes / Colors / #ECEDB5

#ECEDB5 — Pale Yellow

#ECEDB5 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECEDB5 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 #B6B5ED; it also sits naturally between #EDD2B5 and #D0EDB5. 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 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEDB5

.text { color: #ECEDB5; }
.background { background-color: #ECEDB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEDB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 237, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 61%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEDB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 237, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEDB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 237, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEDB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEDB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECEDB5

Tints of #ECEDB5

Tones of #ECEDB5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6B5ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEDB5: #000000.

How #ECEDB5 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 #ECEDB5 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

← #ECEDB4  ·  #ECEDB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEDB5?

#ECEDB5 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 237, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEDB5?

#ECEDB5 is RGB 236, 237, 181 — HSL 61°, 61%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 24%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECEDB5?

Its complement is #B6B5ED; analogous partners are #EDD2B5 and #D0EDB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEDB5 for text?

Black text on #ECEDB5 has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.