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#ECE0BD

Wheat · very light warm orange

About #ECE0BD

#ECE0BD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 88% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 6.1), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BDC9EC (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green224
Blue189

Closest named colours

Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.1
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #ECE0BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wheat #ECE0BD.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wheat #ECE0BD.
15.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECE0BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECE0BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8DEBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE2BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4DAD6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECE0BD?

#ECE0BD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 88% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECE0BD?

Use black text. Black on #ECE0BD has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECE0BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDC9EC, and analogous partners are #ECC9BD and #E1ECBD.