#ECECB9
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #ECECB9
With the hex code #ECECB9, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Vanilla — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B9B9EC, a periwinkle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.27:1, 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 #ECECB9?
With the hex code #ECECB9, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 93% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #ECECB9?
Use black text. Black on #ECECB9 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECECB9?
Its complementary colour is #B9B9EC, and analogous partners are #ECD3B9 and #D3ECB9.