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#ECE3DE

Linen · very light neutral

About #ECE3DE

#ECE3DE is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 89% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Linen (ΔE 5.2), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEE7EC (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red236
Green227
Blue222

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #ECE3DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #ECE3DE.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #ECE3DE.
16.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECE3DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECE3DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E4DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E5DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE2E2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECE3DE?

#ECE3DE is a very light, near-neutral orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 89% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #ECE3DE?

Use black text. Black on #ECE3DE has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECE3DE?

Its complementary colour is #DEE7EC, and analogous partners are #ECDEE0 and #ECEADE.