#FDE2C8
Champagne · very light warm orange
About #FDE2C8
#FDE2C8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 89% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 4.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8E3FD (ice blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.89:1 (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 #FDE2C8?
#FDE2C8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 89% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FDE2C8?
Use black text. Black on #FDE2C8 has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDE2C8?
Its complementary colour is #C8E3FD, and analogous partners are #FDC8C9 and #FDFCC8.