#FFE3BF
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #FFE3BF
#FFE3BF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 89% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 4.6), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFDBFF (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 — 16.99:1, 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 #FFE3BF?
#FFE3BF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 89% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFE3BF?
Use black text. Black on #FFE3BF has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFE3BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFDBFF, and analogous partners are #FFC3BF and #FBFFBF.