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#EFDEC2

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFDEC2

#EFDEC2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 87% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.6), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2D3EF (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green222
Blue194

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.7

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

Text on #EFDEC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDEC2.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDEC2.
15.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDEC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDEC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6DDC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE2C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7D9D6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDEC2?

#EFDEC2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 87% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDEC2?

Use black text. Black on #EFDEC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDEC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2D3EF, and analogous partners are #EFC8C2 and #EAEFC2.