#E8C8BB
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E8C8BB
#E8C8BB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 78% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.7), with Baby Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBDBE8 (light blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.41:1, 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 #E8C8BB?
#E8C8BB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 78% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E8C8BB?
Use black text. Black on #E8C8BB has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8C8BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBDBE8, and analogous partners are #E8BBC4 and #E8DFBB.