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#F0E1CD

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #F0E1CD

#F0E1CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 88% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.3), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDDCF0 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red240
Green225
Blue205

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.2

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

Text on #F0E1CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F0E1CD.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F0E1CD.
16.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0E1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0E1CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E1CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE4CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F7DDDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0E1CD?

#F0E1CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 88% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F0E1CD?

Use black text. Black on #F0E1CD has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0E1CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDCF0, and analogous partners are #F0D0CD and #EEF0CD.