#ECCBBD
Oat · very light warm orange
About #ECCBBD
#ECCBBD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.7), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDDEEC (light blue), 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 — 13.84:1, 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 #ECCBBD?
#ECCBBD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 80% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECCBBD?
Use black text. Black on #ECCBBD has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECCBBD?
Its complementary colour is #BDDEEC, and analogous partners are #ECBDC7 and #ECE3BD.