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#EFCFC0

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EFCFC0

#EFCFC0 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.1); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0E0EF — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFCFC0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red239
Green207
Blue192

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #EFCFC0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFCFC0.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFCFC0.
14.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFCFC0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFCFC0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D2BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DED8C0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8CACB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFCFC0?

#EFCFC0 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 81% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFCFC0?

Use black text. Black on #EFCFC0 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFCFC0?

Its complementary colour is #C0E0EF, and analogous partners are #EFC0C9 and #EFE7C0.