#E9ECBD
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #E9ECBD
#E9ECBD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Cream (ΔE 6.7), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0BDEC (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.20:1, 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 #E9ECBD?
#E9ECBD is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E9ECBD?
Use black text. Black on #E9ECBD has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9ECBD?
Its complementary colour is #C0BDEC, and analogous partners are #ECD8BD and #D2ECBD.