#ECEABD
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #ECEABD
#ECEABD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 92% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Cream (ΔE 6.6); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDBFEC — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECEABD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.07:1, 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 #ECEABD?
#ECEABD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 92% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECEABD?
Use black text. Black on #ECEABD has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECEABD?
Its complementary colour is #BDBFEC, and analogous partners are #ECD3BD and #D7ECBD.