#E4DEB8
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #E4DEB8
#E4DEB8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 7.3), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8BEE4 (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 15.44:1 (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 #E4DEB8?
#E4DEB8 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 87% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4DEB8?
Use black text. Black on #E4DEB8 has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4DEB8?
Its complementary colour is #B8BEE4, and analogous partners are #E4C8B8 and #D4E4B8.