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#EBDEC6

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EBDEC6

#EBDEC6 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 78% 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 3.6), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C6D3EB (lavender), 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 15.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green222
Blue198

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.4

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

Text on #EBDEC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EBDEC6.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EBDEC6.
15.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBDEC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBDEC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DDC5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E1C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DAD7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBDEC6?

#EBDEC6 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 87% green and 78% 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 #EBDEC6?

Use black text. Black on #EBDEC6 has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBDEC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6D3EB, and analogous partners are #EBCCC6 and #E5EBC6.