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#F2E6CF

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #F2E6CF

#F2E6CF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 90% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 1.9), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFDBF2 (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 — 17.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green230
Blue207

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 1.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.4

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

Text on #F2E6CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E6CF.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E6CF.
17.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2E6CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2E6CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE5CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE8D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E2DF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2E6CF?

#F2E6CF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 90% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2E6CF?

Use black text. Black on #F2E6CF has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2E6CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFDBF2, and analogous partners are #F2D5CF and #ECF2CF.