#ECDFD7
Bone · very light neutral
About #ECDFD7
#ECDFD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Bone (ΔE 5.4); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7E4EC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECDFD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECDFD7
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ECDFD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECDFD7?
#ECDFD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #ECDFD7?
Use black text. Black on #ECDFD7 has a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECDFD7?
Its complementary colour is #D7E4EC, and analogous partners are #ECD7DA and #ECEAD7.