Palettes / Colors / #ECEDC7

#ECEDC7 — Pale Muted Yellow

#ECEDC7 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECEDC7 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 #C7C5EC; it also sits naturally between #ECDAC5 and #D7ECC5. 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 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #ECEDC7

.text { color: #ECEDC7; }
.background { background-color: #ECEDC7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEDC7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 237, 199); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 51%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEDC7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 237, 199, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEDC7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 237, 199, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEDC7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEDC7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECEDC7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7C5EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEDC7: #000000.

How #ECEDC7 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 #ECEDC7 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECEDC6  ·  #ECEDC8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEDC7?

#ECEDC7 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 237, 199). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEDC7?

#ECEDC7 is RGB 236, 237, 199 — HSL 62°, 51%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 16%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECEDC7?

Its complement is #C7C5EC; analogous partners are #ECDAC5 and #D7ECC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEDC7 for text?

Black text on #ECEDC7 has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.