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#ECEBD0

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #ECEBD0

#ECEBD0 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 3.7), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0D1EC (lavender), 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 17.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green235
Blue208

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 3.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.0
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #ECEBD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #ECEBD0.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #ECEBD0.
17.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECEBD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECEBD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E9CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EAD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E7E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECEBD0?

#ECEBD0 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECEBD0?

Use black text. Black on #ECEBD0 has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECEBD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0D1EC, and analogous partners are #ECDDD0 and #DFECD0.