Palettes / Colors / #ECFF7A

#ECFF7A — Light Vivid Yellow

#ECFF7A 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 #ECFF7A 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.

#ECFF7A is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8E7AFF; it also sits naturally between #FFD17A and #A9FF7A. 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 100% · Blue 48%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 52% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECFF7A

.text { color: #ECFF7A; }
.background { background-color: #ECFF7A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFF7A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 255, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 100%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFF7A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 255, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFF7A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 255, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECFF7A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFF7A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8E7AFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECFF7A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFF7A

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 #ECFF7A 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 #ECFF7A 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

← #ECFF79  ·  #ECFF7B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECFF7A?

#ECFF7A is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 255, 122). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFF7A?

#ECFF7A is RGB 236, 255, 122 — HSL 69°, 100%, 74% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 52%, 0%.

What colors go with #ECFF7A?

Its complement is #8E7AFF; analogous partners are #FFD17A and #A9FF7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECFF7A for text?

Black text on #ECFF7A has a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.