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#FCE7CF

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FCE7CF

With the hex code #FCE7CF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 91% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Champagne — a ΔE of 2.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CFE4FC, 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 — 17.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red252
Green231
Blue207

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #FCE7CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FCE7CF.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FCE7CF.
17.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FCE7CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FCE7CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE7CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4ECCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE2E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCE7CF?

With the hex code #FCE7CF, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 99% red, 91% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FCE7CF?

Use black text. Black on #FCE7CF has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCE7CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFE4FC, and analogous partners are #FCD1CF and #FBFCCF.