#EDCEBB
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EDCEBB
With the hex code #EDCEBB, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Apricot. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBDAED, a light blue shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.15:1, 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 #EDCEBB?
With the hex code #EDCEBB, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 81% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #EDCEBB?
Use black text. Black on #EDCEBB has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDCEBB?
Its complementary colour is #BBDAED, and analogous partners are #EDBBC1 and #EDE7BB.