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#EDCBBA

Apricot · very light warm orange

About #EDCBBA

#EDCBBA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Apricot (ΔE 8.1); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BADCED — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDCBBA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red237
Green203
Blue186

Closest named colours

Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 8.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #EDCBBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on apricot #EDCBBA.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on apricot #EDCBBA.
13.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EDCBBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4CEB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD5BA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7C6C6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDCBBA?

#EDCBBA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 80% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EDCBBA?

Use black text. Black on #EDCBBA has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDCBBA?

Its complementary colour is #BADCED, and analogous partners are #EDBAC3 and #EDE4BA.