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#FFDFB4

Wheat · very light warm orange

About #FFDFB4

#FFDFB4 is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 87% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 3.7), with Sand the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B4D4FF (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 16.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green223
Blue180

Closest named colours

Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 3.7
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 9.0
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #FFDFB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wheat #FFDFB4.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wheat #FFDFB4.
16.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFDFB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFDFB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECDFB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3E7B5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFD6D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFDFB4?

#FFDFB4 is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 87% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFDFB4?

Use black text. Black on #FFDFB4 has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFDFB4?

Its complementary colour is #B4D4FF, and analogous partners are #FFBAB4 and #FAFFB4.