#ECE5BE
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #ECE5BE
#ECE5BE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 90% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 6.9), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEC5EC (periwinkle), 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 16.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECE5BE?
#ECE5BE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 90% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECE5BE?
Use black text. Black on #ECE5BE has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECE5BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC5EC, and analogous partners are #ECCEBE and #DCECBE.