#E8ECB6
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #E8ECB6
#E8ECB6 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 93% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Vanilla (ΔE 7.6); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAB6EC — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8ECB6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E8ECB6?
#E8ECB6 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 93% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E8ECB6?
Use black text. Black on #E8ECB6 has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8ECB6?
Its complementary colour is #BAB6EC, and analogous partners are #ECD5B6 and #CDECB6.