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#EFE2C2

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFE2C2

#EFE2C2 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 89% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 4.3); Wheat comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2CFEF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFE2C2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green226
Blue194

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.3
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 7.1
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #EFE2C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE2C2.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE2C2.
16.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE2C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE2C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE1C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE4C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7DDD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE2C2?

#EFE2C2 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 89% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE2C2?

Use black text. Black on #EFE2C2 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE2C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2CFEF, and analogous partners are #EFCBC2 and #E6EFC2.