#EDD5BB
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EDD5BB
#EDD5BB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.9), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBD3ED (light blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.84:1, 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 #EDD5BB?
#EDD5BB is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 84% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDD5BB?
Use black text. Black on #EDD5BB has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDD5BB?
Its complementary colour is #BBD3ED, and analogous partners are #EDBCBB and #ECEDBB.