#ECD7CD
Bone · very light warm orange
About #ECD7CD
#ECD7CD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.7); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDE2EC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECD7CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECD7CD
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How #ECD7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECD7CD?
#ECD7CD is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 84% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECD7CD?
Use black text. Black on #ECD7CD has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECD7CD?
Its complementary colour is #CDE2EC, and analogous partners are #ECCDD3 and #ECE7CD.