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#EFDBC4

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFDBC4

With the hex code #EFDBC4, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Champagne — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4D8EF, a lavender 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 15.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green219
Blue196

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.3
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4

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

Text on #EFDBC4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDBC4.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDBC4.
15.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDBC4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDBC4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2DBC3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E0C4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7D6D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDBC4?

With the hex code #EFDBC4, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 86% green and 77% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDBC4?

Use black text. Black on #EFDBC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDBC4?

Its complementary colour is #C4D8EF, and analogous partners are #EFC6C4 and #EEEFC4.