#ECFDDD
Beige · very light cool white
About #ECFDDD
#ECFDDD is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 99% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.2); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EEDDFD — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #ECFDDD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECFDDD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECFDDD?
#ECFDDD is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 99% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ECFDDD?
Use black text. Black on #ECFDDD has a contrast ratio of 19.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECFDDD?
Its complementary colour is #EEDDFD, and analogous partners are #FCFDDD and #DDFDDE.