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#EFD1C2

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EFD1C2

With the hex code #EFD1C2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 82% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Oat — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2E0EF, 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 14.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green209
Blue194

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.2
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #EFD1C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFD1C2.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFD1C2.
14.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD1C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD1C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D3C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0D9C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8CCCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD1C2?

With the hex code #EFD1C2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 82% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD1C2?

Use black text. Black on #EFD1C2 has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD1C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2E0EF, and analogous partners are #EFC2CA and #EFE8C2.