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#EFD2C2

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EFD2C2

#EFD2C2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 82% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Oat (ΔE 6.9), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2DFEF (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 14.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red239
Green210
Blue194

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #EFD2C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFD2C2.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFD2C2.
14.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD2C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD2C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD4C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DAC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8CDCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD2C2?

#EFD2C2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 82% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD2C2?

Use black text. Black on #EFD2C2 has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD2C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2DFEF, and analogous partners are #EFC2C9 and #EFE9C2.