#EADCC4
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EADCC4
#EADCC4 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 86% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 3.9); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4D2EA — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EADCC4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.53:1 (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 #EADCC4?
#EADCC4 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 86% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EADCC4?
Use black text. Black on #EADCC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EADCC4?
Its complementary colour is #C4D2EA, and analogous partners are #EAC9C4 and #E5EAC4.