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#FDEBD6

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FDEBD6

With the hex code #FDEBD6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 92% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Champagne — a ΔE of 2.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6E8FD, a ice blue 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 18.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green235
Blue214

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.7
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FDEBD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDEBD6.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDEBD6.
18.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDEBD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDEBD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EBD5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EFD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE7E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDEBD6?

With the hex code #FDEBD6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 92% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDEBD6?

Use black text. Black on #FDEBD6 has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDEBD6?

Its complementary colour is #D6E8FD, and analogous partners are #FDD8D6 and #FCFDD6.