#FFE5AE
Vanilla · very light warm orange
About #FFE5AE
#FFE5AE is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 90% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Vanilla (ΔE 5.0), with Wheat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEC8FF (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 17.07:1 (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 #FFE5AE?
#FFE5AE is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 90% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFE5AE?
Use black text. Black on #FFE5AE has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFE5AE?
Its complementary colour is #AEC8FF, and analogous partners are #FFBDAE and #F1FFAE.