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#EFD4C2

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EFD4C2

With the hex code #EFD4C2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 83% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% 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 6.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2DDEF, 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 14.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red239
Green212
Blue194

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #EFD4C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFD4C2.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFD4C2.
14.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD4C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD4C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCD6C1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2DBC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8CFCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD4C2?

With the hex code #EFD4C2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 83% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD4C2?

Use black text. Black on #EFD4C2 has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD4C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2DDEF, and analogous partners are #EFC2C7 and #EFEBC2.