#ECE6BE
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #ECE6BE
#ECE6BE is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 90% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 7.1); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEC4EC — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECE6BE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.63:1 (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 #ECE6BE?
#ECE6BE is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 90% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECE6BE?
Use black text. Black on #ECE6BE has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECE6BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC4EC, and analogous partners are #ECCFBE and #DBECBE.