#ECD2C5
Oat · very light warm orange
About #ECD2C5
#ECD2C5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5DFEC (ice 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 — 14.59:1, 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 #ECD2C5?
#ECD2C5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 82% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECD2C5?
Use black text. Black on #ECD2C5 has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECD2C5?
Its complementary colour is #C5DFEC, and analogous partners are #ECC5CC and #ECE6C5.