#E1C8BC
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E1C8BC
#E1C8BC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 78% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.9), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCD5E1 (light blue), 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 13.19:1 (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 #E1C8BC?
#E1C8BC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 78% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E1C8BC?
Use black text. Black on #E1C8BC has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1C8BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCD5E1, and analogous partners are #E1BCC3 and #E1DABC.