Palettes / Colors / #ECEEBF
#ECEEBF — Pale Yellow
#ECEEBF 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 #ECEEBF 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.
#ECEEBF 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 #C1BFEE; it also sits naturally between #EED9BF and #D4EEBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEEBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 238, 191 |
| HSL | 63°, 58%, 84% |
| HSV | 63°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.57, 82.74, 61.33 |
| Yxy | 82.74, 0.3411, 0.3784 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.90, -8.25, 22.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.96, -8.12, 19.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 75%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECEEBF
.text { color: #ECEEBF; }
.background { background-color: #ECEEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 238, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 238, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 238, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECEEBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEEBF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECEEBF
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Tones of #ECEEBF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1BFEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECEEBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEEBF
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 #ECEEBF: ·
How #ECEEBF 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 #ECEEBF 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 #ECEEBF?
#ECEEBF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 238, 191). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEEBF?
#ECEEBF is RGB 236, 238, 191 — HSL 63°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECEEBF?
Its complement is #C1BFEE; analogous partners are #EED9BF and #D4EEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECEEBF for text?
Black text on #ECEEBF has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.