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#E8ECB7

Vanilla · very light warm yellow

About #E8ECB7

With the hex code #E8ECB7, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 93% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Vanilla — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBB7EC, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red232
Green236
Blue183

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 7.7
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 8.1
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 11.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #E8ECB7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #E8ECB7.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #E8ECB7.
17.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E8ECB7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E8ECB7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4E7B4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5E9B9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE5DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E8ECB7?

With the hex code #E8ECB7, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 93% green and 72% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E8ECB7?

Use black text. Black on #E8ECB7 has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E8ECB7?

Its complementary colour is #BBB7EC, and analogous partners are #ECD6B7 and #CDECB7.