#E0DDBF
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #E0DDBF
With the hex code #E0DDBF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFC2E0, a thistle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.26:1, 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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›What colour is #E0DDBF?
With the hex code #E0DDBF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E0DDBF?
Use black text. Black on #E0DDBF has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E0DDBF?
Its complementary colour is #BFC2E0, and analogous partners are #E0CDBF and #D3E0BF.