Pale goldenrod

#ecf0bc

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

Pale goldenrod falls in the yellow band, light and strong. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Pale goldenrod color values

Every conversion for #ecf0bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecf0bc
RGB236, 240, 188
HSL65, 63%, 84%
HSV65, 22%, 94%
CMYK2%, 0%, 22%, 6%
Lab93.36, -9.68, 24.76
XYZ74.83, 83.78, 59.8
Decimal15528124
Web safe#ffffcc
Pantone608 C
Pantone608 CHex#ecf0bcRgb236 240 188Cmyk2 0 22 6Lab93 -10 25Darker#cbd647Deep#dbe382Lighter#f7f8e7

Shades of pale goldenrod

Tints of pale goldenrod

Colors that go with pale goldenrod

Pale goldenrod in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 2, 0, 22, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecf0bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
2 0 22 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
6 4 24 12
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pale goldenrod in css

Copy #ecf0bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecf0bc; }
.text { color: #ecf0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf0bc; }

How pale goldenrod looks on light and dark

Pale goldenrod and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ecf0bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
17.76:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecf0bc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale goldenrod on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ecf0bc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale goldenrod? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale goldenrod into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ecf0bc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale goldenrod, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ecf0bc 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.