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#ECDDBD

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #ECDDBD

#ECDDBD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 5.3), with Wheat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDCCEC (periwinkle), 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 — 15.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green221
Blue189

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.3
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #ECDDBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #ECDDBD.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #ECDDBD.
15.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECDDBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DCBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E0BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D7D4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDDBD?

#ECDDBD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDDBD?

Use black text. Black on #ECDDBD has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDDBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDCCEC, and analogous partners are #ECC6BD and #E4ECBD.