#FDECC6
Wheat · very light warm orange
About #FDECC6
With the hex code #FDECC6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 93% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% 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 5.9 — followed by Champagne. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6D7FD, 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 17.99:1 (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 #FDECC6?
With the hex code #FDECC6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 93% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FDECC6?
Use black text. Black on #FDECC6 has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDECC6?
Its complementary colour is #C6D7FD, and analogous partners are #FDD0C6 and #F2FDC6.