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#EFE0C2

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFE0C2

With the hex code #EFE0C2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 88% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% 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 #C2D1EF, 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 16.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green224
Blue194

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #EFE0C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE0C2.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE0C2.
16.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE0C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE0C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8DFC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE3C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7DBD8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE0C2?

With the hex code #EFE0C2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 88% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE0C2?

Use black text. Black on #EFE0C2 has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE0C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2D1EF, and analogous partners are #EFCAC2 and #E8EFC2.