#E8CCBB
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E8CCBB
#E8CCBB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.4); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBD7E8 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8CCBB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.79:1, 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 #E8CCBB?
#E8CCBB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E8CCBB?
Use black text. Black on #E8CCBB has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8CCBB?
Its complementary colour is #BBD7E8, and analogous partners are #E8BBC0 and #E8E3BB.