#ECFFE6
Beige · very light cool white
About #ECFFE6
#ECFFE6 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 100% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Beige (ΔE 7.1), with Ivory the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F9E6FF (lavender), 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 20.01:1 (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 #ECFFE6?
#ECFFE6 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 100% green and 90% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #ECFFE6?
Use black text. Black on #ECFFE6 has a contrast ratio of 20.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECFFE6?
Its complementary colour is #F9E6FF, and analogous partners are #F9FFE6 and #E6FFEC.