#FFE4BF
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #FFE4BF
#FFE4BF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 89% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 4.2); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFDAFF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFE4BF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.10:1, 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 #FFE4BF?
#FFE4BF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 89% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFE4BF?
Use black text. Black on #FFE4BF has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFE4BF?
Its complementary colour is #BFDAFF, and analogous partners are #FFC4BF and #FAFFBF.