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#ECDBC1

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #ECDBC1

With the hex code #ECDBC1, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Champagne — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1D2EC, a lavender 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 — 15.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green219
Blue193

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #ECDBC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #ECDBC1.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #ECDBC1.
15.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDBC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDBC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DBBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DFC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D6D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDBC1?

With the hex code #ECDBC1, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDBC1?

Use black text. Black on #ECDBC1 has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDBC1?

Its complementary colour is #C1D2EC, and analogous partners are #ECC6C1 and #E8ECC1.