#FCE9CF
Champagne · very light warm orange
About #FCE9CF
#FCE9CF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 91% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 1.5); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFE2FC — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCE9CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FCE9CF?
#FCE9CF is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 91% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FCE9CF?
Use black text. Black on #FCE9CF has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FCE9CF?
Its complementary colour is #CFE2FC, and analogous partners are #FCD3CF and #F9FCCF.