#FFE2BF
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #FFE2BF
With the hex code #FFE2BF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 89% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% 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 5.0 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFDCFF, a light blue 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 — 16.88:1, 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 #FFE2BF?
With the hex code #FFE2BF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 89% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFE2BF?
Use black text. Black on #FFE2BF has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFE2BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFDCFF, and analogous partners are #FFC2BF and #FCFFBF.