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#FDECD6

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FDECD6

#FDECD6 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 93% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 2.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D6E7FD (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 18.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green236
Blue214

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.5
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #FDECD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDECD6.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDECD6.
18.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDECD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDECD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F3ECD5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7F0D6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE7E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDECD6?

#FDECD6 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 93% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDECD6?

Use black text. Black on #FDECD6 has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDECD6?

Its complementary colour is #D6E7FD, and analogous partners are #FDD9D6 and #FBFDD6.