#EBD7BF
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EBD7BF
#EBD7BF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.2); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFD3EB — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBD7BF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.00:1, 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 #EBD7BF?
#EBD7BF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBD7BF?
Use black text. Black on #EBD7BF has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBD7BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFD3EB, and analogous partners are #EBC1BF and #E9EBBF.