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#FCE8CF

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FCE8CF

#FCE8CF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 91% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 1.7), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFE3FC (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 — 17.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red252
Green232
Blue207

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 1.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.9
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #FCE8CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FCE8CF.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FCE8CF.
17.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FCE8CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FCE8CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E8CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EDD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE3E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCE8CF?

#FCE8CF is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 91% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FCE8CF?

Use black text. Black on #FCE8CF has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCE8CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFE3FC, and analogous partners are #FCD2CF and #FAFCCF.