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#EEDBC2

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EEDBC2

With the hex code #EEDBC2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Champagne — a ΔE of 4.2 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2D5EE, 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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Red238
Green219
Blue194

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #EEDBC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EEDBC2.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EEDBC2.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEDBC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEDBC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3DBC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DFC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D6D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEDBC2?

With the hex code #EEDBC2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 86% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEDBC2?

Use black text. Black on #EEDBC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEDBC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2D5EE, and analogous partners are #EEC5C2 and #EBEEC2.