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#EFDAC7

Oat · very light warm orange

About #EFDAC7

#EFDAC7 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 85% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Oat (ΔE 4.7); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7DCEF — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFDAC7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.52:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red239
Green218
Blue199

Closest named colours

Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.8
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.3

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

Text on #EFDAC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFDAC7.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on oat #EFDAC7.
15.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDAC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDAC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1DBC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6DFC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7D6D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDAC7?

#EFDAC7 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 85% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDAC7?

Use black text. Black on #EFDAC7 has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDAC7?

Its complementary colour is #C7DCEF, and analogous partners are #EFC7C8 and #EFEEC7.