#FFECB1
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #FFECB1
#FFECB1 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 93% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Vanilla (ΔE 3.4); Butter comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1C4FF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFECB1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.89:1, 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 #FFECB1?
#FFECB1 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 93% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFECB1?
Use black text. Black on #FFECB1 has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFECB1?
Its complementary colour is #B1C4FF, and analogous partners are #FFC5B1 and #EBFFB1.