Palettes / Colors / #ECEEBB
#ECEEBB — Pale Yellow
#ECEEBB is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #ECEEBB 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.
#ECEEBB 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 #BBBAEE; it also sits naturally between #EED5BA and #D2EEBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEEBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 238, 187 |
| HSL | 62°, 60%, 83% |
| HSV | 62°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.14, 82.57, 59.04 |
| Yxy | 82.57, 0.3436, 0.3827 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.83, -8.82, 24.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.87, -8.67, 20.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 73%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECEEBB
.text { color: #ECEEBB; }
.background { background-color: #ECEEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 238, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 238, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 238, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECEEBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEEBB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECEEBB
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Tones of #ECEEBB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBBAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECEEBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEEBB
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 #ECEEBB: ·
How #ECEEBB 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 #ECEEBB 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 #ECEEBB?
#ECEEBB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 238, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEEBB?
#ECEEBB is RGB 236, 238, 187 — HSL 62°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECEEBB?
Its complement is #BBBAEE; analogous partners are #EED5BA and #D2EEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECEEBB for text?
Black text on #ECEEBB has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.