#E9D5BB
Oat · very light warm orange
About #E9D5BB
With the hex code #E9D5BB, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 84% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 4.6 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBCFE9, a light blue 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 — 14.70:1, 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 #E9D5BB?
With the hex code #E9D5BB, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 84% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E9D5BB?
Use black text. Black on #E9D5BB has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9D5BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBCFE9, and analogous partners are #E9BEBB and #E6E9BB.