Palettes / Colors / #ECFA94

#ECFA94 — Light Vivid Yellow

#ECFA94 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 #ECFA94 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.

#ECFA94 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 #A194FA; it also sits naturally between #FAD594 and #B9FA94. 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 98% · Blue 58%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECFA94

.text { color: #ECFA94; }
.background { background-color: #ECFA94; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFA94; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 250, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 91%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFA94; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 250, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFA94; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 250, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECFA94">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFA94">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A194FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECFA94: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFA94

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 #ECFA94 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 #ECFA94 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECFA94?

#ECFA94 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 250, 148). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFA94?

#ECFA94 is RGB 236, 250, 148 — HSL 68°, 91%, 78% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 41%, 2%.

What colors go with #ECFA94?

Its complement is #A194FA; analogous partners are #FAD594 and #B9FA94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECFA94 for text?

Black text on #ECFA94 has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.