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#EFE7C7

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #EFE7C7

With the hex code #EFE7C7, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 91% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% 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 Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C7CFEF, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green231
Blue199

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #EFE7C7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE7C7.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #EFE7C7.
16.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE7C7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE7C7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE5C5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E8C8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6E2DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE7C7?

With the hex code #EFE7C7, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 91% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE7C7?

Use black text. Black on #EFE7C7 has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE7C7?

Its complementary colour is #C7CFEF, and analogous partners are #EFD3C7 and #E3EFC7.