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#E4DDAF

Wheat · very light warm yellow

About #E4DDAF

With the hex code #E4DDAF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% 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 6.6 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFB6E4, 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 — 15.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red228
Green221
Blue175

Closest named colours

Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.6
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 7.4
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #E4DDAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wheat #E4DDAF.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wheat #E4DDAF.
15.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4DDAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4DDAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6DAAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8DDB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECD6D0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4DDAF?

With the hex code #E4DDAF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E4DDAF?

Use black text. Black on #E4DDAF has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4DDAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFB6E4, and analogous partners are #E4C3AF and #D1E4AF.