#E1D7BF
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E1D7BF
#E1D7BF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 84% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.5), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFC9E1 (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.67:1, 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 #E1D7BF?
#E1D7BF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 88% red, 84% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E1D7BF?
Use black text. Black on #E1D7BF has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1D7BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFC9E1, and analogous partners are #E1C6BF and #DAE1BF.