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#F2E7CF

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #F2E7CF

#F2E7CF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 91% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 2.0); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFDAF2 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2E7CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green231
Blue207

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 2.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.8

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

Text on #F2E7CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E7CF.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E7CF.
17.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2E7CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2E7CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE6CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0E9D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E3E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2E7CF?

#F2E7CF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 91% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2E7CF?

Use black text. Black on #F2E7CF has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2E7CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFDAF2, and analogous partners are #F2D6CF and #EBF2CF.