#FFE9C3
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #FFE9C3
#FFE9C3 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 91% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 4.8); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C3D9FF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFE9C3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.70:1, 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 #FFE9C3?
#FFE9C3 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 91% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFE9C3?
Use black text. Black on #FFE9C3 has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFE9C3?
Its complementary colour is #C3D9FF, and analogous partners are #FFCBC3 and #F7FFC3.