Palettes / Colors / #ECEEA8
#ECEEA8 — Light Yellow
#ECEEA8 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #ECEEA8 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.
#ECEEA8 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 #ACAAEE; it also sits naturally between #EECEAA and #CAEEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEEA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 238, 168 |
| HSL | 62°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 62°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 29%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.23, 81.81, 49.03 |
| Yxy | 81.81, 0.3557, 0.4029 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.49, -11.34, 33.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.45, -11.07, 27.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 66%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECEEA8
.text { color: #ECEEA8; }
.background { background-color: #ECEEA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEEA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 238, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEEA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 238, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEEA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 238, 168, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECEEA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEEA8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACAAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECEEA8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEEA8
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 #ECEEA8: ·
How #ECEEA8 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 #ECEEA8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECEEA8?
#ECEEA8 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 238, 168). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEEA8?
#ECEEA8 is RGB 236, 238, 168 — HSL 62°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 29%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECEEA8?
Its complement is #ACAAEE; analogous partners are #EECEAA and #CAEEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECEEA8 for text?
Black text on #ECEEA8 has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.