#EBECB9
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #EBECB9
#EBECB9 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 93% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Cream (ΔE 7.2); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAB9EC — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBECB9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.23:1, 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 #EBECB9?
#EBECB9 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 93% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBECB9?
Use black text. Black on #EBECB9 has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBECB9?
Its complementary colour is #BAB9EC, and analogous partners are #ECD3B9 and #D2ECB9.