#ECDDD0
Bone · very light warm orange
About #ECDDD0
#ECDDD0 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.4); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0DFEC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECDDD0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECDDD0
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How #ECDDD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECDDD0?
#ECDDD0 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECDDD0?
Use black text. Black on #ECDDD0 has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECDDD0?
Its complementary colour is #D0DFEC, and analogous partners are #ECD0D1 and #ECEBD0.