#E8E2BB
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #E8E2BB
With the hex code #E8E2BB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 89% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Wheat — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBC1E8, a periwinkle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.03:1, 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 #E8E2BB?
With the hex code #E8E2BB, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 89% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E8E2BB?
Use black text. Black on #E8E2BB has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8E2BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBC1E8, and analogous partners are #E8CBBB and #D8E8BB.