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#EFD7C8

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EFD7C8

With the hex code #EFD7C8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 84% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% 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 5.8 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C8E0EF, a ice 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 15.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green215
Blue200

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #EFD7C8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFD7C8.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFD7C8.
15.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFD7C8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFD7C8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DED9C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DDC8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7D3D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFD7C8?

With the hex code #EFD7C8, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 84% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFD7C8?

Use black text. Black on #EFD7C8 has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFD7C8?

Its complementary colour is #C8E0EF, and analogous partners are #EFC8CD and #EFEBC8.