Palettes / Colors / #ECEED0

#ECEED0 — Pale Muted Yellow

#ECEED0 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 #ECEED0 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.

#ECEED0 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 #D0CEED; it also sits naturally between #EDE0CE and #DCEDCE. 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 82%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEED0

.text { color: #ECEED0; }
.background { background-color: #ECEED0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEED0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 238, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 47%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEED0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 238, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEED0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 238, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEED0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEED0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0CEED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEED0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEED0

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:

How #ECEED0 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 #ECEED0 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

← #ECEECF  ·  #ECEED1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEED0?

#ECEED0 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 238, 208). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEED0?

#ECEED0 is RGB 236, 238, 208 — HSL 64°, 47%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECEED0?

Its complement is #D0CEED; analogous partners are #EDE0CE and #DCEDCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEED0 for text?

Black text on #ECEED0 has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.