#FDE1BC
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #FDE1BC
With the hex code #FDE1BC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 88% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Wheat — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BCD8FD, 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 16.67:1 (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 #FDE1BC?
With the hex code #FDE1BC, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 88% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FDE1BC?
Use black text. Black on #FDE1BC has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDE1BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCD8FD, and analogous partners are #FDC1BC and #F9FDBC.