#ECFFB3
Butter · very light warm green
About #ECFFB3
#ECFFB3 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 100% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Butter (ΔE 13.1), with Pale Yellow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6B3FF (mauve), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.52:1, 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 #ECFFB3?
#ECFFB3 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 100% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECFFB3?
Use black text. Black on #ECFFB3 has a contrast ratio of 19.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECFFB3?
Its complementary colour is #C6B3FF, and analogous partners are #FFECB3 and #C6FFB3.