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#E4DBA2

Vanilla · very light warm yellow

About #E4DBA2

With the hex code #E4DBA2, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 86% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Vanilla — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Sand. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2ABE4, a periwinkle 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 14.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green219
Blue162

Closest named colours

Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 4.4
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 8.9
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #E4DBA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #E4DBA2.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on vanilla #E4DBA2.
14.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4DBA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4DBA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6D79E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9DBA4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED3CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4DBA2?

With the hex code #E4DBA2, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 86% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4DBA2?

Use black text. Black on #E4DBA2 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4DBA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2ABE4, and analogous partners are #E4BAA2 and #CCE4A2.