Palettes / Colors / #ECEDD8
#ECEDD8 — Pale Muted Yellow
#ECEDD8 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #ECEDD8 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#ECEDD8 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 #DAD9ED; it also sits naturally between #EDE4D9 and #E2EDD9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEDD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 237, 216 |
| HSL | 63°, 37%, 89% |
| HSV | 63°, 9%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 9%, 7% |
| XYZ | 77.27, 83.36, 76.98 |
| Yxy | 83.36, 0.3252, 0.3508 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.17, -3.91, 10.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.30, -3.89, 9.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECEDD8
.text { color: #ECEDD8; }
.background { background-color: #ECEDD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEDD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 237, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 37%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEDD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 237, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEDD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 237, 216, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECEDD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEDD8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECEDD8
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Tones of #ECEDD8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAD9ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECEDD8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEDD8
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECEDD8: ·
How #ECEDD8 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 #ECEDD8 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECEDD8?
#ECEDD8 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 237, 216). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEDD8?
#ECEDD8 is RGB 236, 237, 216 — HSL 63°, 37%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECEDD8?
Its complement is #DAD9ED; analogous partners are #EDE4D9 and #E2EDD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECEDD8 for text?
Black text on #ECEDD8 has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.