Palettes / Colors / #ECEECA
#ECEECA — Pale Muted Yellow
#ECEECA is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #ECEECA 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.
#ECEECA 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.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 238, 202 |
| HSL | 63°, 51%, 86% |
| HSV | 63°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 15%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.83, 83.25, 67.95 |
| Yxy | 83.25, 0.3340, 0.3667 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.12, -6.62, 17.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.24, -6.55, 15.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 79%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECEECA
.text { color: #ECEECA; }
.background { background-color: #ECEECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 238, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 238, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 238, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECEECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEECA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBC9EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECEECA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEECA
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 #ECEECA: ·
How #ECEECA 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 #ECEECA 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 #ECEECA?
#ECEECA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 238, 202). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEECA?
#ECEECA is RGB 236, 238, 202 — HSL 63°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 15%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECEECA?
Its complement is #CBC9EE; analogous partners are #EEDDC9 and #D9EEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECEECA for text?
Black text on #ECEECA has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.