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#EEE4C8

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EEE4C8

With the hex code #EEE4C8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 89% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Champagne — a ΔE of 3.1 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8D2EE, 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 16.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green228
Blue200

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #EEE4C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EEE4C8.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EEE4C8.
16.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEE4C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEE4C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE3C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE6C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5DFDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEE4C8?

With the hex code #EEE4C8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 89% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EEE4C8?

Use black text. Black on #EEE4C8 has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEE4C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8D2EE, and analogous partners are #EED1C8 and #E5EEC8.