#EDDFBC
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #EDDFBC
With the hex code #EDDFBC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Wheat — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCCAED, a periwinkle 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 15.88:1 (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 #EDDFBC?
With the hex code #EDDFBC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #EDDFBC?
Use black text. Black on #EDDFBC has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDDFBC?
Its complementary colour is #BCCAED, and analogous partners are #EDC7BC and #E3EDBC.