#EDD3BB
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EDD3BB
#EDD3BB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 83% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.0); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BBD5ED — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDD3BB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.64:1, 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 #EDD3BB?
#EDD3BB is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 83% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDD3BB?
Use black text. Black on #EDD3BB has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDD3BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBD5ED, and analogous partners are #EDBBBC and #EDECBB.