Palettes / Colors / #ECF598

#ECF598 — Light Vivid Yellow

#ECF598 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #ECF598 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.

#ECF598 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 #A299F5; it also sits naturally between #F5D099 and #BEF599. 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 96% · Blue 60%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECF598

.text { color: #ECF598; }
.background { background-color: #ECF598; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECF598; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 245, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 82%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECF598; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 245, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECF598; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 245, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECF598">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECF598">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A299F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECF598: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECF598

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 #ECF598 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 #ECF598 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

← #ECF597  ·  #ECF599 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECF598?

#ECF598 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 245, 152). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECF598?

#ECF598 is RGB 236, 245, 152 — HSL 66°, 82%, 78% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 38%, 4%.

What colors go with #ECF598?

Its complement is #A299F5; analogous partners are #F5D099 and #BEF599. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECF598 for text?

Black text on #ECF598 has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.