#EFD9C2
Oat · very light warm orange
About #EFD9C2
#EFD9C2 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 85% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 5.1); Champagne comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2D8EF — a light blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFD9C2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EFD9C2?
#EFD9C2 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 85% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #EFD9C2?
Use black text. Black on #EFD9C2 has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFD9C2?
Its complementary colour is #C2D8EF, and analogous partners are #EFC3C2 and #EFEFC2.