Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD)

The hex code for Pale Spring Bud is #ECEBBD. It is rgb(236, 235, 189) in RGB, hsl(59, 55%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 7%) in CMYK — a lightest yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#ECEBBD

RGBrgb(236, 235, 189)

HSLhsl(59, 55%, 83%)

HSVhsv(59, 20%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.06 106.5)

LABlab(92.27% -5.11 22.57)

LCHlch(92.27% 23.14 102.75)

Colors Closest to Pale Spring Bud

Pale Spring Bud is a registered color name, also listed as Spring Green (Crayola). These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 4.35 Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 5.79 Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 6.2 Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 6.41 Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 7.68 Dutch White#EFDFBBΔE 7.73

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#ECEBBD Channel Values

How Pale Spring Bud breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 236 · G 235 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 59° · S 55% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 59° · S 20% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.22:1 vs white · 17.18:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Pale Spring Bud background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text17.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Pale Spring Bud

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Pale Spring Bud; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of Pale Spring Bud

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Pale Spring Bud Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ECEBBD

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Deuteranopia#EBEBBD

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Tritanopia#F1E6E6

Tritanomaly#EFE8D7

Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

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Using #ECEBBD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--pale-spring-bud: #ECEBBD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECEBBD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'pale-spring-bud': '#ECEBBD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.922, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="pale_spring_bud">#ECEBBD</color>

SVG fillfill="#ECEBBD"

More Yellow Colors

Pale Spring Bud sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ede6d6 ebeb00 edeae0 ebcb7a eded5e eae9d1 ededbf eae0c8 eed202 eadd61 eedc82 eac975 f2e99c f8d568 fcf75e ffbf00 ffed4d fffdd0 ffffd6 494908 7b7737 9f7509 c8bb28 dcd04c

#ECEBBD Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Pale Spring Bud?

The hex code for Pale Spring Bud is #ECEBBD. That is rgb(236, 235, 189) in RGB, hsl(59, 55%, 83%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #ECEBBD?

#ECEBBD is rgb(236, 235, 189) — red 236, green 235, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECEBBD?

#ECEBBD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECEBBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECEBBD scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECEBBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECEBBD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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