#E8DAB2
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #E8DAB2
#E8DAB2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 85% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 4.4), with Sand the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2C0E8 (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.10:1 (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 #E8DAB2?
#E8DAB2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 91% red, 85% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E8DAB2?
Use black text. Black on #E8DAB2 has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8DAB2?
Its complementary colour is #B2C0E8, and analogous partners are #E8BFB2 and #DBE8B2.