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#FDEED6

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FDEED6

With the hex code #FDEED6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 93% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% 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 2.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6E5FD, a lavender 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 18.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green238
Blue214

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #FDEED6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDEED6.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDEED6.
18.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDEED6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDEED6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EED5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F9F1D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE9E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDEED6?

With the hex code #FDEED6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 93% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FDEED6?

Use black text. Black on #FDEED6 has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDEED6?

Its complementary colour is #D6E5FD, and analogous partners are #FDDBD6 and #F9FDD6.