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#F2E8CD

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #F2E8CD

#F2E8CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 91% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 2.5), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDD7F2 (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 — 17.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red242
Green232
Blue205

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.0
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.5

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

Text on #F2E8CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E8CD.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #F2E8CD.
17.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2E8CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2E8CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE7CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EACE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9E3E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2E8CD?

#F2E8CD is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 91% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F2E8CD?

Use black text. Black on #F2E8CD has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2E8CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDD7F2, and analogous partners are #F2D6CD and #EAF2CD.