#E4E0AE
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #E4E0AE
#E4E0AE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 88% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Vanilla (ΔE 6.2); Wheat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AEB2E4 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4E0AE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.57:1 (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 #E4E0AE?
#E4E0AE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 88% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4E0AE?
Use black text. Black on #E4E0AE has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4E0AE?
Its complementary colour is #AEB2E4, and analogous partners are #E4C5AE and #CDE4AE.