Palettes / Colors / #ECEFDC

#ECEFDC — Pale Muted Yellow

#ECEFDC is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECEFDC 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 #DFDCEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE8DC and #E3EFDC. 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 86%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEFDC

.text { color: #ECEFDC; }
.background { background-color: #ECEFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 239, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 239, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 239, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECEFDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFDCEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEFDC: #000000.

How #ECEFDC 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 #ECEFDC 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

← #ECEFDB  ·  #ECEFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEFDC?

#ECEFDC is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 239, 220). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEFDC?

#ECEFDC is RGB 236, 239, 220 — HSL 69°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECEFDC?

Its complement is #DFDCEF; analogous partners are #EFE8DC and #E3EFDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEFDC for text?

Black text on #ECEFDC has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.