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#FFD9AB

Wheat · very light warm orange

About #FFD9AB

#FFD9AB 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 6.4), with Peach the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABD1FF (periwinkle), 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 — 15.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green217
Blue171

Closest named colours

Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 6.4
Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 7.4
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #FFD9AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wheat #FFD9AB.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wheat #FFD9AB.
15.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFD9AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFD9AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7DAA8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E3AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD0CD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFD9AB?

#FFD9AB 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 #FFD9AB?

Use black text. Black on #FFD9AB has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFD9AB?

Its complementary colour is #ABD1FF, and analogous partners are #FFAFAB and #FBFFAB.