#E1DEC2
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #E1DEC2
#E1DEC2 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 87% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.1); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2C5E1 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E1DEC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.43:1 (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 #E1DEC2?
#E1DEC2 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 88% red, 87% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E1DEC2?
Use black text. Black on #E1DEC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E1DEC2?
Its complementary colour is #C2C5E1, and analogous partners are #E1CFC2 and #D4E1C2.