Palettes / Colors / #ECEEC9

#ECEEC9 — Pale Muted Yellow

#ECEEC9 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECEEC9 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 #CBC9EE; it also sits naturally between #EEDDC9 and #D9EEC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 79%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ECEEC9

.text { color: #ECEEC9; }
.background { background-color: #ECEEC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEEC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 238, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 52%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEEC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 238, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEEC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 238, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEEC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEEC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBC9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEEC9: #000000.

How #ECEEC9 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 #ECEEC9 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

← #ECEEC8  ·  #ECEECA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEEC9?

#ECEEC9 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 238, 201). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEEC9?

#ECEEC9 is RGB 236, 238, 201 — HSL 63°, 52%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 16%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECEEC9?

Its complement is #CBC9EE; analogous partners are #EEDDC9 and #D9EEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEEC9 for text?

Black text on #ECEEC9 has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.