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#F2E2CF

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #F2E2CF

With the hex code #F2E2CF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Champagne — a ΔE of 3.4 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFDFF2, a ice blue 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 — 16.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green226
Blue207

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.4

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

Text on #F2E2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E2CF.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E2CF.
16.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2E2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2E2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E2CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE6CF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DEDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2E2CF?

With the hex code #F2E2CF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 89% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2E2CF?

Use black text. Black on #F2E2CF has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2E2CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFDFF2, and analogous partners are #F2D1CF and #F1F2CF.