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#EDD3BC

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EDD3BC

With the hex code #EDD3BC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 83% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% 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 5.8 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCD6ED, a light blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green211
Blue188

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #EDD3BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EDD3BC.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EDD3BC.
14.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDD3BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDD3BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBD4BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DABC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6CECD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDD3BC?

With the hex code #EDD3BC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 83% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDD3BC?

Use black text. Black on #EDD3BC has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDD3BC?

Its complementary colour is #BCD6ED, and analogous partners are #EDBCBE and #EDECBC.