#E9CFBA
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E9CFBA
#E9CFBA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 81% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.5); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAD4E9 — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E9CFBA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.10:1 (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 #E9CFBA?
#E9CFBA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 81% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #E9CFBA?
Use black text. Black on #E9CFBA has a contrast ratio of 14.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9CFBA?
Its complementary colour is #BAD4E9, and analogous partners are #E9BABD and #E9E7BA.