Palettes / Colors / #ECEFC4
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #ECEFC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 239, 196 |
| HSL | 64°, 57%, 85% |
| HSV | 64°, 18%, 94% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 18%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.42, 83.55, 64.38 |
| Yxy | 83.55, 0.3377, 0.3741 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.26, -8.02, 20.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.41, -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
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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>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C6C3EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.71:1 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:
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:
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 #ECEFC4 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 #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.