Palettes / Colors / #FFECA1

#FFECA1 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFECA1 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FFECA1 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.

#FFECA1 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 #A3B6FF; it also sits naturally between #FFBFA3 and #E3FFA3. 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 100% · Green 93% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 37% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFECA1

.text { color: #FFECA1; }
.background { background-color: #FFECA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFECA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 236, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFECA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 236, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFECA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 236, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFECA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFECA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3B6FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFECA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFECA1

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 #FFECA1 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 #FFECA1 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 #FFECA1?

#FFECA1 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 236, 161). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFECA1?

#FFECA1 is RGB 255, 236, 161 — HSL 48°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 37%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFECA1?

Its complement is #A3B6FF; analogous partners are #FFBFA3 and #E3FFA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFECA1 for text?

Black text on #FFECA1 has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.