#ECD2B9
Oat · very light warm orange
About #ECD2B9
#ECD2B9 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.2), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9D3EC (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 — 14.49:1, 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 #ECD2B9?
#ECD2B9 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECD2B9?
Use black text. Black on #ECD2B9 has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECD2B9?
Its complementary colour is #B9D3EC, and analogous partners are #ECB9BA and #ECEBB9.