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#EBCEC4

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EBCEC4

#EBCEC4 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 81% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C4E1EB (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.16:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red235
Green206
Blue196

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.7
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #EBCEC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EBCEC4.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EBCEC4.
14.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBCEC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBCEC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D1C3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD6C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3CACB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBCEC4?

#EBCEC4 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 81% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBCEC4?

Use black text. Black on #EBCEC4 has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBCEC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4E1EB, and analogous partners are #EBC4CE and #EBE1C4.