#FDE5BC
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #FDE5BC
#FDE5BC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 90% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Wheat (ΔE 2.8), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCD4FD (periwinkle), 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 17.11:1 (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 #FDE5BC?
#FDE5BC is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 90% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FDE5BC?
Use black text. Black on #FDE5BC has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDE5BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCD4FD, and analogous partners are #FDC5BC and #F5FDBC.