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#F2E2CD

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #F2E2CD

#F2E2CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 89% green and 80% 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 virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 2.6), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDDDF2 (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 — 16.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green226
Blue205

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.7

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

Text on #F2E2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E2CD.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E2CD.
16.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2E2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2E2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E2CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DEDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2E2CD?

#F2E2CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 89% green and 80% 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 #F2E2CD?

Use black text. Black on #F2E2CD has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2E2CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDDDF2, and analogous partners are #F2D0CD and #F0F2CD.