#ECECB8
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #ECECB8
#ECECB8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 93% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Vanilla (ΔE 6.6); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8B8EC — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECECB8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.26:1 (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 #ECECB8?
#ECECB8 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 93% green and 72% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECECB8?
Use black text. Black on #ECECB8 has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECECB8?
Its complementary colour is #B8B8EC, and analogous partners are #ECD2B8 and #D2ECB8.