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#EFDDC2

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFDDC2

With the hex code #EFDDC2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% 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 3.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2D4EF, 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 15.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green221
Blue194

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #EFDDC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDDC2.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDDC2.
15.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDDC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDDC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DDC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E1C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7D8D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDDC2?

With the hex code #EFDDC2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDDC2?

Use black text. Black on #EFDDC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDDC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2D4EF, and analogous partners are #EFC7C2 and #EBEFC2.