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#FDEDCF

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FDEDCF

#FDEDCF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 93% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.2), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFDFFD (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green237
Blue207

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #FDEDCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDEDCF.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDEDCF.
18.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FDEDCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5ECCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F9F0D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE8E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDEDCF?

#FDEDCF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 93% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDEDCF?

Use black text. Black on #FDEDCF has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDEDCF?

Its complementary colour is #CFDFFD, and analogous partners are #FDD6CF and #F6FDCF.