#E0DCBF
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #E0DCBF
#E0DCBF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 86% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.9); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFC3E0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E0DCBF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.16:1, 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 #E0DCBF?
#E0DCBF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 86% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E0DCBF?
Use black text. Black on #E0DCBF has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E0DCBF?
Its complementary colour is #BFC3E0, and analogous partners are #E0CCBF and #D3E0BF.