Palettes / Colors / #ECF3BF

#ECF3BF — Pale Yellow

#ECF3BF is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #ECF3BF 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.

#ECF3BF 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 #C6BFF3; it also sits naturally between #F3E0BF and #D2F3BF. 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 75%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECF3BF

.text { color: #ECF3BF; }
.background { background-color: #ECF3BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF3BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 243, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 68%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF3BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 243, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF3BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 243, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECF3BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF3BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6BFF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECF3BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECF3BF

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:

How #ECF3BF 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 #ECF3BF 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

← #ECF3BE  ·  #ECF3C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECF3BF?

#ECF3BF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 243, 191). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF3BF?

#ECF3BF is RGB 236, 243, 191 — HSL 68°, 68%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 21%, 5%.

What colors go with #ECF3BF?

Its complement is #C6BFF3; analogous partners are #F3E0BF and #D2F3BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECF3BF for text?

Black text on #ECF3BF has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.