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#ECD3BD

Oat · very light warm orange

About #ECD3BD

With the hex code #ECD3BD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 83% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDD6EC, a light blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green211
Blue189

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ECD3BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #ECD3BD.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #ECD3BD.
14.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD3BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD3BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD4BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1D9BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5CECD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD3BD?

With the hex code #ECD3BD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 83% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD3BD?

Use black text. Black on #ECD3BD has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD3BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDD6EC, and analogous partners are #ECBDBF and #ECEABD.