ColorXprez

#ECE3DA

Linen · very light neutral

About #ECE3DA

With the hex code #ECE3DA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 89% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 4.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAE3EC, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red236
Green227
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 4.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #ECE3DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #ECE3DA.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #ECE3DA.
16.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECE3DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECE3DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E3D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E5DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0E1E0

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECE3DA?

With the hex code #ECE3DA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 89% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #ECE3DA?

Use black text. Black on #ECE3DA has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECE3DA?

Its complementary colour is #DAE3EC, and analogous partners are #ECDADA and #ECECDA.