#E1CCBD
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E1CCBD
With the hex code #E1CCBD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% 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 4.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDD2E1, a light blue 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 — 13.57:1, 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 #E1CCBD?
With the hex code #E1CCBD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E1CCBD?
Use black text. Black on #E1CCBD has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1CCBD?
Its complementary colour is #BDD2E1, and analogous partners are #E1BDC0 and #E1DEBD.