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#FCEBD6

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FCEBD6

#FCEBD6 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 92% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 2.6); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D6E7FC — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCEBD6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red252
Green235
Blue214

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.3
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.4

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

Text on #FCEBD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FCEBD6.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FCEBD6.
17.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FCEBD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FCEBD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EBD5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EFD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE7E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FCEBD6?

#FCEBD6 is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 92% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FCEBD6?

Use black text. Black on #FCEBD6 has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCEBD6?

Its complementary colour is #D6E7FC, and analogous partners are #FCD8D6 and #FAFCD6.