#EFCFC2
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EFCFC2
#EFCFC2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2E2EF (light blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.37:1 (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 #EFCFC2?
#EFCFC2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 81% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFCFC2?
Use black text. Black on #EFCFC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFCFC2?
Its complementary colour is #C2E2EF, and analogous partners are #EFC2CB and #EFE6C2.