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#EFDFC2

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFDFC2

#EFDFC2 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.6); Oat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2D2EF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFDFC2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green223
Blue194

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.6
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 6.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #EFDFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDFC2.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFDFC2.
16.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7DEC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE2C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7DAD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDFC2?

#EFDFC2 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDFC2?

Use black text. Black on #EFDFC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDFC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2D2EF, and analogous partners are #EFC9C2 and #E9EFC2.