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#EADDC5

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EADDC5

#EADDC5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.9), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5D2EA (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red234
Green221
Blue197

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EADDC5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EADDC5.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EADDC5.
15.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EADDC5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EADDC5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DCC4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E0C6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D9D6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EADDC5?

#EADDC5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EADDC5?

Use black text. Black on #EADDC5 has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EADDC5?

Its complementary colour is #C5D2EA, and analogous partners are #EACBC5 and #E4EAC5.