#E5CBC2
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E5CBC2
#E5CBC2 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 80% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 7.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2DCE5 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5CBC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.65:1 (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 #E5CBC2?
#E5CBC2 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 80% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 10% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E5CBC2?
Use black text. Black on #E5CBC2 has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5CBC2?
Its complementary colour is #C2DCE5, and analogous partners are #E5C2CB and #E5DCC2.