#ECE2B5
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #ECE2B5
#ECE2B5 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 89% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 5.2), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B5BFEC (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 — 16.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECE2B5?
#ECE2B5 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 89% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECE2B5?
Use black text. Black on #ECE2B5 has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECE2B5?
Its complementary colour is #B5BFEC, and analogous partners are #ECC6B5 and #DBECB5.