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#F2E2D0

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #F2E2D0

#F2E2D0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 89% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.9), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0E0F2 (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 16.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red242
Green226
Blue208

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.9
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 4.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.3

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

Text on #F2E2D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E2D0.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E2D0.
16.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2E2D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2E2D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E2CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECE6D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9DEDD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2E2D0?

#F2E2D0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 89% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2E2D0?

Use black text. Black on #F2E2D0 has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2E2D0?

Its complementary colour is #D0E0F2, and analogous partners are #F2D1D0 and #F1F2D0.