#EBD6BF
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EBD6BF
#EBD6BF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 84% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFD4EB (light blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.90:1, 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 #EBD6BF?
#EBD6BF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 84% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBD6BF?
Use black text. Black on #EBD6BF has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBD6BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFD4EB, and analogous partners are #EBC0BF and #EAEBBF.