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#ECD6CD

Bone · very light warm orange

About #ECD6CD

#ECD6CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 6.3), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDE3EC (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 — 15.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green214
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #ECD6CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECD6CD.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECD6CD.
15.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD6CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD6CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD8CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DCCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D3D3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD6CD?

#ECD6CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD6CD?

Use black text. Black on #ECD6CD has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD6CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDE3EC, and analogous partners are #ECCDD3 and #ECE5CD.