Palettes / Colors / #ECEFC5

#ECEFC5 — Pale Yellow

#ECEFC5 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 #ECEFC5 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.

#ECEFC5 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.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #ECEFC5

.text { color: #ECEFC5; }
.background { background-color: #ECEFC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEFC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 239, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 57%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEFC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 239, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEFC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 239, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECEFC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECEFC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6C3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEFC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEFC5

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 #ECEFC5 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 #ECEFC5 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

← #ECEFC4  ·  #ECEFC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEFC5?

#ECEFC5 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 239, 197). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEFC5?

#ECEFC5 is RGB 236, 239, 197 — HSL 64°, 57%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 18%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECEFC5?

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

Can I use #ECEFC5 for text?

Black text on #ECEFC5 has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.