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#EFE0C7

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFE0C7

#EFE0C7 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 88% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 2.6); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7D6EF — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFE0C7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green224
Blue199

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.3

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

Text on #EFE0C7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE0C7.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE0C7.
16.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE0C7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE0C7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7DFC6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE3C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6DBD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE0C7?

#EFE0C7 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 88% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE0C7?

Use black text. Black on #EFE0C7 has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE0C7?

Its complementary colour is #C7D6EF, and analogous partners are #EFCCC7 and #EAEFC7.