Palettes / Colors / #ECF0BB

#ECF0BB — Pale Yellow

#ECF0BB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECF0BB 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 #C0BCF0; it also sits naturally between #F0DBBC and #D2F0BC. 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 73%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECF0BB

.text { color: #ECF0BB; }
.background { background-color: #ECF0BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF0BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 240, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 64%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF0BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 240, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF0BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 240, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECF0BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF0BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0BCF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECF0BB: #000000.

How #ECF0BB 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 #ECF0BB 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

← #ECF0BA  ·  #ECF0BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECF0BB?

#ECF0BB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 240, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF0BB?

#ECF0BB is RGB 236, 240, 187 — HSL 65°, 64%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 22%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECF0BB?

Its complement is #C0BCF0; analogous partners are #F0DBBC and #D2F0BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECF0BB for text?

Black text on #ECF0BB has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.