#FDE9BC
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #FDE9BC
#FDE9BC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 91% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Wheat (ΔE 3.9); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCD0FD — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDE9BC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.56:1 (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 #FDE9BC?
#FDE9BC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 91% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FDE9BC?
Use black text. Black on #FDE9BC has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDE9BC?
Its complementary colour is #BCD0FD, and analogous partners are #FDC9BC and #F1FDBC.