#EDD0BB
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EDD0BB
#EDD0BB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.7); Apricot comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBD8ED — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDD0BB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.34:1, 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 #EDD0BB?
#EDD0BB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 82% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDD0BB?
Use black text. Black on #EDD0BB has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDD0BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBD8ED, and analogous partners are #EDBBBF and #EDE9BB.