#E8CDBA
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E8CDBA
#E8CDBA 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, 20% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.9); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAD5E8 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8CDBA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.87:1 (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 #E8CDBA?
#E8CDBA 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, 20% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E8CDBA?
Use black text. Black on #E8CDBA has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8CDBA?
Its complementary colour is #BAD5E8, and analogous partners are #E8BABE and #E8E4BA.