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#EACFC0

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EACFC0

With the hex code #EACFC0, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C0DBEA, a light blue 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 14.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green207
Blue192

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #EACFC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EACFC0.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EACFC0.
14.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EACFC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EACFC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D1BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCD6C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2CBCB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EACFC0?

With the hex code #EACFC0, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 81% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EACFC0?

Use black text. Black on #EACFC0 has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EACFC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0DBEA, and analogous partners are #EAC0C6 and #EAE4C0.