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#FFD8AC

Wheat · very light warm orange

About #FFD8AC

#FFD8AC is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 85% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 6.6), with Peach the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACD3FF (baby blue), 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 15.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green216
Blue172

Closest named colours

Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.6
Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 6.7
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 8.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FFD8AC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wheat #FFD8AC.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wheat #FFD8AC.
15.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFD8AC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFD8AC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6D9A9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE2AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFCFCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFD8AC?

#FFD8AC is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 85% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFD8AC?

Use black text. Black on #FFD8AC has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFD8AC?

Its complementary colour is #ACD3FF, and analogous partners are #FFAFAC and #FCFFAC.