Palettes / Colors / #ECEDCF

#ECEDCF — Pale Muted Yellow

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

#ECEDCF 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 #D0CFED; it also sits naturally between #EDDFCF and #DDEDCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEDCF

.text { color: #ECEDCF; }
.background { background-color: #ECEDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 237, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 45%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 237, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 237, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECEDCF

Tints of #ECEDCF

Tones of #ECEDCF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0CFED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEDCF: #000000.

How #ECEDCF 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 #ECEDCF 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

← #ECEDCE  ·  #ECEDD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEDCF?

#ECEDCF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 237, 207). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEDCF?

#ECEDCF is RGB 236, 237, 207 — HSL 62°, 45%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECEDCF?

Its complement is #D0CFED; analogous partners are #EDDFCF and #DDEDCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEDCF for text?

Black text on #ECEDCF has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.