#FFDAA9
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #FFDAA9
With the hex code #FFDAA9, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 85% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 34% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Wheat — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Peach. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A9CEFF, a periwinkle 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 — 15.85:1, 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 #FFDAA9?
With the hex code #FFDAA9, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 85% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 34% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFDAA9?
Use black text. Black on #FFDAA9 has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFDAA9?
Its complementary colour is #A9CEFF, and analogous partners are #FFAFA9 and #F9FFA9.