#E4DBAC
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #E4DBAC
#E4DBAC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 86% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 6.2), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACB5E4 (periwinkle), 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 15.03:1 (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 #E4DBAC?
#E4DBAC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 86% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4DBAC?
Use black text. Black on #E4DBAC has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4DBAC?
Its complementary colour is #ACB5E4, and analogous partners are #E4BFAC and #D1E4AC.