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#ECEEC9

Cream · very light warm yellow

About #ECEEC9

With the hex code #ECEEC9, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 93% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% 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 6.8 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBC9EE, 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 — 17.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green238
Blue201

Closest named colours

Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 6.8
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #ECEEC9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on cream #ECEEC9.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on cream #ECEEC9.
17.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECEEC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECEEC9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EAC7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5ECCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E9E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECEEC9?

With the hex code #ECEEC9, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 93% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECEEC9?

Use black text. Black on #ECEEC9 has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECEEC9?

Its complementary colour is #CBC9EE, and analogous partners are #EEDEC9 and #DAEEC9.