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#F2E1CE

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #F2E1CE

#F2E1CE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 88% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.6), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CEDFF2 (ice blue), 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 16.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green225
Blue206

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.7

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

Text on #F2E1CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E1CE.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E1CE.
16.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2E1CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2E1CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E1CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE5CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DDDC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2E1CE?

#F2E1CE is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 88% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2E1CE?

Use black text. Black on #F2E1CE has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2E1CE?

Its complementary colour is #CEDFF2, and analogous partners are #F2CFCE and #F1F2CE.