#E9DBB2
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #E9DBB2
With the hex code #E9DBB2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 86% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% 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 4.1 — followed by Sand. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2C0E9, a periwinkle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.24:1 (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 #E9DBB2?
With the hex code #E9DBB2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 86% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E9DBB2?
Use black text. Black on #E9DBB2 has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9DBB2?
Its complementary colour is #B2C0E9, and analogous partners are #E9C0B2 and #DBE9B2.