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#ECE6CD

Eggshell · very light warm yellow

About #ECE6CD

#ECE6CD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 90% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eggshell (ΔE 3.0); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDD3EC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECE6CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red236
Green230
Blue205

Closest named colours

Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.0
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.3

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

Text on #ECE6CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #ECE6CD.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggshell #ECE6CD.
16.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECE6CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECE6CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE4CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE7CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E2DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECE6CD?

#ECE6CD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 90% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECE6CD?

Use black text. Black on #ECE6CD has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECE6CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD3EC, and analogous partners are #ECD7CD and #E3ECCD.