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#ECEFBF — Pale Yellow

#ECEFBF 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 #ECEFBF 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.

#ECEFBF 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 #C1BEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD9BE and #D3EFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECEFBF · RGB 236, 239, 191

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Color values

HEX#ECEFBF
RGB236, 239, 191
HSL64°, 60%, 84%
HSV64°, 20%, 94%
CMYK1%, 0%, 20%, 6%
XYZ74.86, 83.33, 61.43
Yxy83.33, 0.3409, 0.3794
CIE-Lab93.16, -8.75, 22.94
Hunter Lab91.28, -8.62, 19.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 94% · Blue 75%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECEFBF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECEFBF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECEFBF

.text { color: #ECEFBF; }
.background { background-color: #ECEFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 239, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 239, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 239, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECEFBF

#E2E79D#D8DE7C#CED65C#C4CE3B#ABB42D#8C9325#6D721D#4E5214#2F310C#101004

Tints of #ECEFBF

#EDF0C2#EEF1C6#F0F3CE#F2F4D2#F3F5D6#F4F6DA#F5F7DE#F8F9E7#F9FAEB#FAFBEF

Tones of #ECEFBF

#E8EBC1#E5E8C5#E2E4C8#DFE1CC#DCDDCF#D9DAD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1BEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECEFBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEFBF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECEFBF: ·

How #ECEFBF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EDEDCBDeuteranopia · #EDEDCDTritanopia · #ECD4D6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECEFBF rather than the exact color:

Palette 7adaa5
#7ADAA5 · #239BA7 · #ECECBB · #E1AA36
Frozen Solace
#F0F0C2 · #BEEABA · #D3F6F0 · #B2C0EA
Tranquil Ruby Saffron
#551CC0 · #8442E3 · #B6E75A · #EAF2C3
Palette Dbf1f2
#DBF1F2 · #CD5555 · #882042 · #EFEDBB
Vintage Ruby Dusk
#E7F2BF · #D9EA99 · #C5DF62 · #AED322
Palette Eb5a3c
#EB5A3C · #DF9755 · #E7D283 · #EDF4C2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ECECBB#F0F0C2#EAF2C3#EFEDBB#E7F2BF#EDF4C2#F2ECBE#F2EDC2#E8ECC4#EFEABB#F1ECC3#F1F3C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECEFBE  ·  #ECEFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEFBF?

#ECEFBF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 239, 191). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEFBF?

#ECEFBF is RGB 236, 239, 191 — HSL 64°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 20%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECEFBF?

Its complement is #C1BEEF; analogous partners are #EFD9BE and #D3EFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEFBF for text?

Black text on #ECEFBF has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.