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#EFD2C8

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EFD2C8

#EFD2C8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 82% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Oat (ΔE 8.3), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C8E5EF (ice 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 14.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green210
Blue200

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 8.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.4
Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #EFD2C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFD2C8.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFD2C8.
14.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD2C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD2C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D5C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFDAC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7CECF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD2C8?

#EFD2C8 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 82% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD2C8?

Use black text. Black on #EFD2C8 has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD2C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8E5EF, and analogous partners are #EFC8D2 and #EFE5C8.