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#F0DEC6

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #F0DEC6

With the hex code #F0DEC6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% 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 3.1 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6D8F0, a lavender 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 15.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red240
Green222
Blue198

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.1
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 5.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4

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

Text on #F0DEC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F0DEC6.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F0DEC6.
15.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DEC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DEC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5DEC5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE2C7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8D9D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DEC6?

With the hex code #F0DEC6, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DEC6?

Use black text. Black on #F0DEC6 has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DEC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6D8F0, and analogous partners are #F0C9C6 and #EDF0C6.