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#E1CFBC

Oat · very light warm orange

About #E1CFBC

#E1CFBC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.5); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCCEE1 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1CFBC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red225
Green207
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 2.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.9
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 8.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #E1CFBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #E1CFBC.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #E1CFBC.
13.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1CFBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1CFBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5CFBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD3BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8CBCA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1CFBC?

#E1CFBC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 81% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E1CFBC?

Use black text. Black on #E1CFBC has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1CFBC?

Its complementary colour is #BCCEE1, and analogous partners are #E1BDBC and #E0E1BC.