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#ECEDCE

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #ECEDCE

#ECEDCE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 93% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 4.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFCEED (thistle), 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 17.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green237
Blue206

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.2
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #ECEDCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #ECEDCE.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #ECEDCE.
17.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#ECEDCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3EACC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3EBCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E9E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECEDCE?

#ECEDCE is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 93% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECEDCE?

Use black text. Black on #ECEDCE has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECEDCE?

Its complementary colour is #CFCEED, and analogous partners are #EDDFCE and #DDEDCE.