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#ECDFBD

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #ECDFBD

With the hex code #ECDFBD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% 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 5.8 — followed by Wheat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDCAEC, 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 — 15.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green223
Blue189

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.8
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #ECDFBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #ECDFBD.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #ECDFBD.
15.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECDFBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7DDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE1BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D9D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDFBD?

With the hex code #ECDFBD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDFBD?

Use black text. Black on #ECDFBD has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDFBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDCAEC, and analogous partners are #ECC8BD and #E2ECBD.