#E4DCAF
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #E4DCAF
#E4DCAF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 86% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 6.2); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFB7E4 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4DCAF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.16:1, 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 #E4DCAF?
#E4DCAF is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 86% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4DCAF?
Use black text. Black on #E4DCAF has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4DCAF?
Its complementary colour is #AFB7E4, and analogous partners are #E4C2AF and #D2E4AF.