Palettes / Colors / #ECEEBC
#ECEEBC — Pale Yellow
#ECEEBC 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 #ECEEBC 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.
#ECEEBC 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 #BFBEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD8BE and #D5EFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEEBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 238, 188 |
| HSL | 62°, 60%, 84% |
| HSV | 62°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.24, 82.61, 59.61 |
| Yxy | 82.61, 0.3430, 0.3816 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.84, -8.68, 24.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.89, -8.53, 20.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 74%
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 #ECEEBC
.text { color: #ECEEBC; }
.background { background-color: #ECEEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 238, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 238, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 238, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECEEBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEEBC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECEEBC
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Tones of #ECEEBC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFBEEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECEEBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEEBC
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 #ECEEBC: ·
How #ECEEBC 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 #ECEEBC 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 #ECEEBC?
#ECEEBC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 238, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEEBC?
#ECEEBC is RGB 236, 238, 188 — HSL 62°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECEEBC?
Its complement is #BFBEEF; analogous partners are #EFD8BE and #D5EFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECEEBC for text?
Black text on #ECEEBC has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.