#ECCEBD
Oat · very light warm orange
About #ECCEBD
#ECCEBD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDDBEC (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 — 14.13:1, 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 #ECCEBD?
#ECCEBD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 81% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECCEBD?
Use black text. Black on #ECCEBD has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECCEBD?
Its complementary colour is #BDDBEC, and analogous partners are #ECBDC4 and #ECE5BD.