Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.22:1 — vs black: 17.18:1

Color values

HEX #ECEBBD
RGB rgb(236, 235, 189)
HSL hsl(58, 55%, 83%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 0, 20, 7 )
Websafe #FFFFCC

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Mood

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ECEBBD based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Spring Bud
#ECEBBD Base

#BDBEEC

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Spring Bud
#ECEBBD Base

#ECD3BD

#D5ECBD

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Spring Bud
#ECEBBD Base

#BDECEB

#EBBDEC

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Spring Bud
#ECEBBD Base

#BDD5EC

#D3BDEC

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Spring Bud
#ECEBBD Base

#BDECD3

#BDBEEC

#ECBDD5

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Spring Bud
#ECEBBD Base

#CAC746

#DBD982

#E3E19D

#F5F5DD

#F9F9EB

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Spring Bud, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #141306

— #525118

— #908E29

— #C8C541

— #DAD87F

Pale Spring Bud #ECEBBD Base

— #EFEEC6

— #F1F1CF

— #F4F3D9

— #F7F6E2

— #F9F9EB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #ECEBBD. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #ECEBBD;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #ECEBBD;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #ECEBBD;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #ECEBBD,
        #BDBEEC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #ECEBBD,
        #BDBEEC
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-spring-bud: #ECEBBD;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-spring-bud-r: 236;
$pale-spring-bud-g: 235;
$pale-spring-bud-b: 189;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-spring-bud;
    color: rgba($pale-spring-bud-r, $pale-spring-bud-g, $pale-spring-bud-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Spring Bud appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #ECEBBD How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #EBEBBD Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #EBEBBD Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #F1E6E6 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #E8E8E8 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Spring Bud ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Spring Bud #ECEBBD Base

Blond #FAF0BE ΔE 3.39

Light Goldenrod Yellow #FAFAD2 ΔE 3.59

Lemon Chiffon #FFFACD ΔE 3.60

Cream #FFFDD0 ΔE 3.83

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.