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#ECE2BD

Wheat · very light warm yellow

About #ECE2BD

With the hex code #ECE2BD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 89% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Wheat — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDC7EC, 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 — 16.18:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green226
Blue189

Closest named colours

Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.2
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #ECE2BD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wheat #ECE2BD.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wheat #ECE2BD.
16.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECE2BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECE2BD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE0BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE3BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4DCD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECE2BD?

With the hex code #ECE2BD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 89% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECE2BD?

Use black text. Black on #ECE2BD has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECE2BD?

Its complementary colour is #BDC7EC, and analogous partners are #ECCBBD and #DFECBD.