#E4CDAD
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #E4CDAD
With the hex code #E4CDAD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Wheat — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Sand. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ADC4E4, a light blue shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.63:1, 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 #E4CDAD?
With the hex code #E4CDAD, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 80% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E4CDAD?
Use black text. Black on #E4CDAD has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4CDAD?
Its complementary colour is #ADC4E4, and analogous partners are #E4B2AD and #E0E4AD.