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#EFE4C2

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #EFE4C2

#EFE4C2 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 89% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 5.2), with Wheat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2CDEF (periwinkle), 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 16.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green228
Blue194

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 5.2
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 7.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.8

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

Text on #EFE4C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE4C2.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE4C2.
16.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE4C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE4C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE2C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE6C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7DEDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE4C2?

#EFE4C2 is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 89% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE4C2?

Use black text. Black on #EFE4C2 has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE4C2?

Its complementary colour is #C2CDEF, and analogous partners are #EFCEC2 and #E3EFC2.