#EBD8BF
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EBD8BF
With the hex code #EBD8BF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFD2EB, 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 — 15.11:1, 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 #EBD8BF?
With the hex code #EBD8BF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 85% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #EBD8BF?
Use black text. Black on #EBD8BF has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBD8BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFD2EB, and analogous partners are #EBC2BF and #E8EBBF.