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#EFE3C2

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #EFE3C2

With the hex code #EFE3C2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 89% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% 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 4.7 — followed by Wheat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2CEEF, a periwinkle 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 16.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green227
Blue194

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.7
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 7.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #EFE3C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE3C2.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE3C2.
16.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE3C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE3C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE1C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEE5C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7DEDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE3C2?

With the hex code #EFE3C2, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 89% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE3C2?

Use black text. Black on #EFE3C2 has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE3C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2CEEF, and analogous partners are #EFCDC2 and #E5EFC2.