#ECDCBD
Champagne · very light warm orange
About #ECDCBD
With the hex code #ECDCBD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% 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 5.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDCDEC, a periwinkle 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 — 15.54:1, 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 #ECDCBD?
With the hex code #ECDCBD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #ECDCBD?
Use black text. Black on #ECDCBD has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECDCBD?
Its complementary colour is #BDCDEC, and analogous partners are #ECC5BD and #E5ECBD.