Palettes / Colors / #ECF2B5

#ECF2B5 — Pale Yellow

#ECF2B5 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ECF2B5 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 #BBB5F2; it also sits naturally between #F2DAB5 and #CEF2B5. 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 95% · Blue 71%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #ECF2B5

.text { color: #ECF2B5; }
.background { background-color: #ECF2B5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF2B5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 242, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 70%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF2B5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 242, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF2B5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 242, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECF2B5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF2B5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECF2B5

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Tones of #ECF2B5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBB5F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECF2B5: #000000.

How #ECF2B5 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 #ECF2B5 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECF2B4  ·  #ECF2B6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECF2B5?

#ECF2B5 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 242, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF2B5?

#ECF2B5 is RGB 236, 242, 181 — HSL 66°, 70%, 83% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 25%, 5%.

What colors go with #ECF2B5?

Its complement is #BBB5F2; analogous partners are #F2DAB5 and #CEF2B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECF2B5 for text?

Black text on #ECF2B5 has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.