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#ECE2DA

Linen · very light neutral

About #ECE2DA

#ECE2DA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 89% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% 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 5.0); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAE4EC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECE2DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red236
Green226
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #ECE2DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #ECE2DA.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #ECE2DA.
16.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECE2DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECE2DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E2DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E4DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0E0E0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECE2DA?

#ECE2DA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 89% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% 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 #ECE2DA?

Use black text. Black on #ECE2DA has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECE2DA?

Its complementary colour is #DAE4EC, and analogous partners are #ECDADB and #ECEBDA.