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#EDDBC6

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EDDBC6

With the hex code #EDDBC6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% 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 4.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6D8ED, a lavender 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 15.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red237
Green219
Blue198

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.2
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.5

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

Text on #EDDBC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EDDBC6.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EDDBC6.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDDBC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDDBC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DBC5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6DFC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4D7D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDDBC6?

With the hex code #EDDBC6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDDBC6?

Use black text. Black on #EDDBC6 has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDDBC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6D8ED, and analogous partners are #EDC7C6 and #ECEDC6.