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#E2CFAE

Wheat · very light warm orange

About #E2CFAE

#E2CFAE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 7.5), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEC1E2 (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red226
Green207
Blue174

Closest named colours

Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 7.5
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.5
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #E2CFAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wheat #E2CFAE.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wheat #E2CFAE.
13.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2CFAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2CFAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8CEAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDD3AF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBC9C6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2CFAE?

#E2CFAE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 81% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E2CFAE?

Use black text. Black on #E2CFAE has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2CFAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEC1E2, and analogous partners are #E2B5AE and #DBE2AE.