#ECCCBD
Oat · very light warm orange
About #ECCCBD
#ECCCBD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.1); Apricot comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDDDEC — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECCCBD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.94:1, 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 #ECCCBD?
#ECCCBD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 80% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECCCBD?
Use black text. Black on #ECCCBD has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECCCBD?
Its complementary colour is #BDDDEC, and analogous partners are #ECBDC6 and #ECE4BD.