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#ECDFDA

Linen · very light neutral

About #ECDFDA

#ECDFDA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 6.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAE7EC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECDFDA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red236
Green223
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #ECDFDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #ECDFDA.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #ECDFDA.
16.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECDFDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E0DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E3DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0DDDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECDFDA?

#ECDFDA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ECDFDA?

Use black text. Black on #ECDFDA has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECDFDA?

Its complementary colour is #DAE7EC, and analogous partners are #ECDADE and #ECE8DA.