#E4DEC3
Oat · very light warm yellow
About #E4DEC3
With the hex code #E4DEC3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3C9E4, a thistle 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 — 15.54:1, 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 #E4DEC3?
With the hex code #E4DEC3, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E4DEC3?
Use black text. Black on #E4DEC3 has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4DEC3?
Its complementary colour is #C3C9E4, and analogous partners are #E4CDC3 and #D9E4C3.