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#ECDEC8

Bone · very light warm orange

About #ECDEC8

#ECDEC8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Bone (ΔE 3.6), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8D6EC (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green222
Blue200

Closest named colours

Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.6
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.2

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

Text on #ECDEC8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECDEC8.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bone #ECDEC8.
15.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECDEC8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECDEC8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DEC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E1C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3DAD8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDEC8?

#ECDEC8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDEC8?

Use black text. Black on #ECDEC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDEC8?

Its complementary colour is #C8D6EC, and analogous partners are #ECCCC8 and #E8ECC8.