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#EFDCC2

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFDCC2

#EFDCC2 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 86% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.9); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2D5EF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFDCC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red239
Green220
Blue194

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2

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

Text on #EFDCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDCC2.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDCC2.
15.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DCC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E0C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7D7D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDCC2?

#EFDCC2 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 86% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDCC2?

Use black text. Black on #EFDCC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDCC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2D5EF, and analogous partners are #EFC6C2 and #ECEFC2.