Palettes / Colors / #ECF2CA
#ECF2CA — Pale Yellow
#ECF2CA is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #ECF2CA 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.
#ECF2CA 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 #D0CAF2; it also sits naturally between #F2E4CA and #D8F2CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECF2CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 242, 202 |
| HSL | 69°, 61%, 87% |
| HSV | 69°, 17%, 95% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 17%, 5% |
| XYZ | 77.00, 85.60, 68.34 |
| Yxy | 85.60, 0.3334, 0.3707 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.14, -8.63, 18.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.52, -8.54, 16.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 95% · Blue 79%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECF2CA
.text { color: #ECF2CA; }
.background { background-color: #ECF2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 242, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 61%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 242, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 242, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECF2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF2CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D0CAF2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECF2CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECF2CA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECF2CA: ·
How #ECF2CA 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 #ECF2CA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECF2CA?
#ECF2CA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 242, 202). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF2CA?
#ECF2CA is RGB 236, 242, 202 — HSL 69°, 61%, 87% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 17%, 5%.
What colors go with #ECF2CA?
Its complement is #D0CAF2; analogous partners are #F2E4CA and #D8F2CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECF2CA for text?
Black text on #ECF2CA has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.