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#E2CDBF

Oat · very light warm orange

About #E2CDBF

#E2CDBF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFD4E2 (light blue), 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 — 13.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green205
Blue191

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #E2CDBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #E2CDBF.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #E2CDBF.
13.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CDBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CDBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3CEBE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8D3BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9C9C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CDBF?

#E2CDBF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 80% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CDBF?

Use black text. Black on #E2CDBF has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CDBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFD4E2, and analogous partners are #E2BFC3 and #E2DFBF.