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#EED2C8

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EED2C8

With the hex code #EED2C8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 82% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% 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 8.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8E4EE, a ice 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 14.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green210
Blue200

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.1
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #EED2C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EED2C8.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EED2C8.
14.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EED2C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EED2C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D5C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDAC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6CECF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EED2C8?

With the hex code #EED2C8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 82% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EED2C8?

Use black text. Black on #EED2C8 has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EED2C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8E4EE, and analogous partners are #EEC8D1 and #EEE5C8.