#EDDEBC
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #EDDEBC
#EDDEBC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 5.7); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCCBED — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDDEBC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.78:1 (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 #EDDEBC?
#EDDEBC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 87% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EDDEBC?
Use black text. Black on #EDDEBC has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDDEBC?
Its complementary colour is #BCCBED, and analogous partners are #EDC6BC and #E4EDBC.