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#EFDEC7

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFDEC7

With the hex code #EFDEC7, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% 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 3.2 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7D8EF, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green222
Blue199

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.8
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 4.9

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

Text on #EFDEC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDEC7.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDEC7.
15.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDEC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDEC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DEC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E2C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6D9D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDEC7?

With the hex code #EFDEC7, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDEC7?

Use black text. Black on #EFDEC7 has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDEC7?

Its complementary colour is #C7D8EF, and analogous partners are #EFCAC7 and #ECEFC7.