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#EFE1C2

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFE1C2

#EFE1C2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 88% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 4.0), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2D0EF (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 16.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green225
Blue194

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.1
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #EFE1C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE1C2.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE1C2.
16.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE1C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE1C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E0C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE4C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7DCD8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE1C2?

#EFE1C2 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 88% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE1C2?

Use black text. Black on #EFE1C2 has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE1C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2D0EF, and analogous partners are #EFCBC2 and #E7EFC2.