Palettes / Colors / #ECF08F

#ECF08F — Light Yellow

#ECF08F is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECF08F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #928FF0; it also sits naturally between #F0C28F and #BCF08F. 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 56%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECF08F

.text { color: #ECF08F; }
.background { background-color: #ECF08F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF08F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 240, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 76%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF08F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 240, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF08F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 240, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECF08F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF08F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #928FF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECF08F: #000000.

How #ECF08F 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 #ECF08F 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

← #ECF08E  ·  #ECF090 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECF08F?

#ECF08F is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 240, 143). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF08F?

#ECF08F is RGB 236, 240, 143 — HSL 62°, 76%, 75% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 40%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECF08F?

Its complement is #928FF0; analogous partners are #F0C28F and #BCF08F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECF08F for text?

Black text on #ECF08F has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.