#E4E1B9
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #E4E1B9
#E4E1B9 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 88% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Wheat (ΔE 8.1); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B9BCE4 — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4E1B9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.77:1, 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 #E4E1B9?
#E4E1B9 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 88% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E4E1B9?
Use black text. Black on #E4E1B9 has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4E1B9?
Its complementary colour is #B9BCE4, and analogous partners are #E4CBB9 and #D2E4B9.