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#ECDCC6

Oat · very light warm orange

About #ECDCC6

With the hex code #ECDCC6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% 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 3.9 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6D6EC, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green220
Blue198

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 3.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.1

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

Text on #ECDCC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #ECDCC6.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #ECDCC6.
15.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDCC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDCC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DCC5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E0C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3D8D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDCC6?

With the hex code #ECDCC6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDCC6?

Use black text. Black on #ECDCC6 has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDCC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6D6EC, and analogous partners are #ECC9C6 and #E9ECC6.