#EBE0C8
Champagne · very light warm orange
About #EBE0C8
#EBE0C8 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 88% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.4); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C8D3EB — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBE0C8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBE0C8?
#EBE0C8 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 88% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EBE0C8?
Use black text. Black on #EBE0C8 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBE0C8?
Its complementary colour is #C8D3EB, and analogous partners are #EBCFC8 and #E4EBC8.