#E4CABA
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E4CABA
#E4CABA is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAD4E4 (light blue), 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 13.46:1 (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 #E4CABA?
#E4CABA is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 79% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4CABA?
Use black text. Black on #E4CABA has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4CABA?
Its complementary colour is #BAD4E4, and analogous partners are #E4BABF and #E4DFBA.