#E2D4BA
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E2D4BA
With the hex code #E2D4BA, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 83% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 3.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAC8E2, a light blue shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.36:1 (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 #E2D4BA?
With the hex code #E2D4BA, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 83% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E2D4BA?
Use black text. Black on #E2D4BA has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2D4BA?
Its complementary colour is #BAC8E2, and analogous partners are #E2C0BA and #DCE2BA.