#E4C8AB
Apricot · very light warm orange
About #E4C8AB
#E4C8AB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 78% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Apricot (ΔE 7.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABC7E4 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4C8AB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.15:1, 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 #E4C8AB?
#E4C8AB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 78% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4C8AB?
Use black text. Black on #E4C8AB has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4C8AB?
Its complementary colour is #ABC7E4, and analogous partners are #E4ACAB and #E3E4AB.