#EEDEC9
Champagne · very light warm orange
About #EEDEC9
#EEDEC9 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C9D9EE (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.93:1, 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 #EEDEC9?
#EEDEC9 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EEDEC9?
Use black text. Black on #EEDEC9 has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEDEC9?
Its complementary colour is #C9D9EE, and analogous partners are #EECCC9 and #ECEEC9.