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#FDEDD6

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FDEDD6

#FDEDD6 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 2.4); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6E6FD — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDEDD6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green237
Blue214

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.2

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

Text on #FDEDD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDEDD6.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDEDD6.
18.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDEDD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDEDD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F4EDD5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F1D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE8E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDEDD6?

#FDEDD6 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 93% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDEDD6?

Use black text. Black on #FDEDD6 has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDEDD6?

Its complementary colour is #D6E6FD, and analogous partners are #FDDAD6 and #FAFDD6.