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#ECEFC4 — Pale Yellow

#ECEFC4 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #ECEFC4 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.

#ECEFC4 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 #C6C3EF; it also sits naturally between #EFDCC3 and #D6EFC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECEFC4 · RGB 236, 239, 196

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Color values

HEX#ECEFC4
RGB236, 239, 196
HSL64°, 57%, 85%
HSV64°, 18%, 94%
CMYK1%, 0%, 18%, 6%
XYZ75.42, 83.55, 64.38
Yxy83.55, 0.3377, 0.3741
CIE-Lab93.26, -8.02, 20.51
Hunter Lab91.41, -7.92, 17.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 94% · Blue 77%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECEFC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECEFC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECEFC4

.text { color: #ECEFC4; }
.background { background-color: #ECEFC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEFC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 239, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 57%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEFC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 239, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEFC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 239, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEFC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEFC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECEFC4

#E1E6A3#D7DD83#CDD463#C2CB43#ABB431#899027#6B701F#4C5016#2E300D#0F1004

Tints of #ECEFC4

#EDF0C7#EEF1CB#F0F2CF#F1F3D3#F3F5DB#F5F6DF#F6F7E3#F7F8E7#F9FAEB#FAFBEF

Tones of #ECEFC4

#E9EBC6#E6E8C9#E4E5CC#E1E2D0#DEDFD3#DBDCD6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6C3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.71:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECEFC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEFC4

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 #ECEFC4: ·

How #ECEFC4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EDEDCEDeuteranopia · #EDEDD1Tritanopia · #ECD7D8

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 #ECEFC4 rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Saffron
#551CC0 · #8442E3 · #B6E75A · #EAF2C3
Frozen Solace
#F0F0C2 · #BEEABA · #D3F6F0 · #B2C0EA
Smoky Ruby Mirage
#827E19 · #24B9B4 · #D131D7 · #E8ECC4
Palette Eb5a3c
#EB5A3C · #DF9755 · #E7D283 · #EDF4C2
Palette E7efc7
#E7EFC7 · #AEC8A4 · #8A784E · #3B3B1A
Palette F1ecc3
#F1ECC3 · #C9D8B6 · #57837B · #515E63

Similar colors

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

#EAF2C3#F0F0C2#E8ECC4#EDF4C2#E7EFC7#F1ECC3#E9EDC9#F2EDC2#F1F3C2#F0EAC7#EDEBCA#F0F4C8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECEFC3  ·  #ECEFC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEFC4?

#ECEFC4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 239, 196). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEFC4?

#ECEFC4 is RGB 236, 239, 196 — HSL 64°, 57%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 18%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECEFC4?

Its complement is #C6C3EF; analogous partners are #EFDCC3 and #D6EFC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEFC4 for text?

Black text on #ECEFC4 has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.