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#ECE4D3

Eggshell · very light warm orange

About #ECE4D3

With the hex code #ECE4D3, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 89% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Eggshell — a ΔE of 2.5 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3DBEC, a lavender 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 — 16.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green228
Blue211

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 3.5
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.3

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

Text on #ECE4D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #ECE4D3.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #ECE4D3.
16.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECE4D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECE4D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E3D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE6D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E1DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECE4D3?

With the hex code #ECE4D3, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 89% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECE4D3?

Use black text. Black on #ECE4D3 has a contrast ratio of 16.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECE4D3?

Its complementary colour is #D3DBEC, and analogous partners are #ECD8D3 and #E8ECD3.