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#ECEAC4

Cream · very light warm yellow

About #ECEAC4

With the hex code #ECEAC4, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 92% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Cream — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4C6EC, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green234
Blue196

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 7.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #ECEAC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #ECEAC4.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #ECEAC4.
17.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECEAC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECEAC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F1E7C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2E9C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2E5DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECEAC4?

With the hex code #ECEAC4, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 92% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECEAC4?

Use black text. Black on #ECEAC4 has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECEAC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4C6EC, and analogous partners are #ECD6C4 and #DAECC4.