#EBCFC5
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EBCFC5
With the hex code #EBCFC5, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C5E1EB, a ice blue 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 — 14.26:1, 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 #EBCFC5?
With the hex code #EBCFC5, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #EBCFC5?
Use black text. Black on #EBCFC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBCFC5?
Its complementary colour is #C5E1EB, and analogous partners are #EBC5CE and #EBE2C5.