#CEBFAE
Oat · light warm orange
About #CEBFAE
#CEBFAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.1), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEBDCE (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.69:1 (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 #CEBFAE?
#CEBFAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 75% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #CEBFAE?
Use black text. Black on #CEBFAE has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CEBFAE?
Its complementary colour is #AEBDCE, and analogous partners are #CEAFAE and #CDCEAE.