#FFE4AE
Vanilla · very light warm orange
About #FFE4AE
With the hex code #FFE4AE, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 89% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Vanilla — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Wheat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEC9FF, a periwinkle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.96:1 (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 #FFE4AE?
With the hex code #FFE4AE, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 89% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFE4AE?
Use black text. Black on #FFE4AE has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFE4AE?
Its complementary colour is #AEC9FF, and analogous partners are #FFBCAE and #F2FFAE.