#E4DCA1
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #E4DCA1
With the hex code #E4DCA1, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 86% green and 63% 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 #A1A9E4, a periwinkle 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 — 15.05:1, 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 #E4DCA1?
With the hex code #E4DCA1, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 86% green and 63% 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 #E4DCA1?
Use black text. Black on #E4DCA1 has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4DCA1?
Its complementary colour is #A1A9E4, and analogous partners are #E4BAA1 and #CBE4A1.