Palettes / Colors / #ECEFB9

#ECEFB9 — Pale Yellow

#ECEFB9 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECEFB9 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 #BBB8EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD6B8 and #D1EFB8. 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 94% · Blue 73%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEFB9

.text { color: #ECEFB9; }
.background { background-color: #ECEFB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEFB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 239, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 63%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEFB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 239, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEFB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 239, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEFB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEFB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBB8EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEFB9: #000000.

How #ECEFB9 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 #ECEFB9 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

← #ECEFB8  ·  #ECEFBA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEFB9?

#ECEFB9 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 239, 185). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEFB9?

#ECEFB9 is RGB 236, 239, 185 — HSL 63°, 63%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 23%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECEFB9?

Its complement is #BBB8EF; analogous partners are #EFD6B8 and #D1EFB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEFB9 for text?

Black text on #ECEFB9 has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.