Light yellow

#ecf9dc

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light yellow, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light yellow, a strong green at 87 degrees. Greens like this connect to growth and calm. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Light yellow color values

Every conversion for #ecf9dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecf9dc

RGB236, 249, 220

HSL87, 71%, 92%

HSV87, 12%, 98%

CMYK5%, 0%, 12%, 2%

Lab96.31, -9.29, 12.46

XYZ81.39, 90.75, 80.94

Decimal15530460

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone566 C

Shades of light yellow

#d8f3b7 #c3ec91 #afe66c #9bdf46 #86d525 #6fb01e #578a18 #3f6511 #28400b #101a04

Tints of light yellow

#edf9de #eefae0 #effae2 #f0fae4 #f1fbe6 #f2fbe8 #f4fbea #f5fcec #f6fcee #f7fcf0

Colors that go with light yellow

Complementary#e9dcf9 Analogous#f9f7dc Analogous#def9dc Triadic#dcecf9 Triadic#f9dcec Split complementary#dcdef9 Split complementary#f7dcf9

Light yellow in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 5, 0, 12, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecf9dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 0 12 2

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 4 15 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light yellow in css

Copy #ecf9dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecf9dc; }
.text { color: #ecf9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf9dc; }

How light yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ecf9dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecf9dc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ecf9dc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light yellow? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ecf9dc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light yellow, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ecf9dc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.