#ECCFBD
Oat · very light warm orange
About #ECCFBD
#ECCFBD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.6); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDDAEC — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECCFBD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.23:1, 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 #ECCFBD?
#ECCFBD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECCFBD?
Use black text. Black on #ECCFBD has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECCFBD?
Its complementary colour is #BDDAEC, and analogous partners are #ECBDC3 and #ECE7BD.