Light goldenrod yellow

#ecfbc3

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

Light goldenrod yellow sits in the green range, light and vivid. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Light goldenrod yellow color values

Every conversion for #ecfbc3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecfbc3

RGB236, 251, 195

HSL76, 88%, 87%

HSV76, 22%, 98%

CMYK6%, 0%, 22%, 2%

Lab96.31, -14.12, 25.25

XYZ78.94, 90.77, 64.99

Decimal15530947

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone365 C

Shades of light goldenrod yellow

#e0f89c #d3f675 #c7f34e #bbf127 #a8df0f #8ab80c #6d920a #506b07 #334405 #161d02

Tints of light goldenrod yellow

#edfbc7 #effccc #f0fcd0 #f1fcd4 #f3fcd9 #f4fddd #f6fde1 #f7fde6 #f8feea #fafeee

Colors that go with light goldenrod yellow

Complementary#d2c3fb Analogous#fbeec3 Analogous#d0fbc3 Triadic#c3ecfb Triadic#fbc3ec Split complementary#c3d0fb Split complementary#eec3fb

Light goldenrod yellow in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 6, 0, 22, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecfbc3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 0 22 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 24 8

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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

Light goldenrod yellow in css

Copy #ecfbc3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecfbc3; }
.text { color: #ecfbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecfbc3; }

How light goldenrod yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light goldenrod yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ecfbc3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecfbc3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light goldenrod yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ecfbc3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light goldenrod yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ecfbc3 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 goldenrod yellow, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #ecfbc3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.