#EDE5BA
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #EDE5BA
#EDE5BA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 90% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 6.1), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAC2ED (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.52:1 (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 #EDE5BA?
#EDE5BA is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 90% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDE5BA?
Use black text. Black on #EDE5BA has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDE5BA?
Its complementary colour is #BAC2ED, and analogous partners are #EDCBBA and #DBEDBA.