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#FDE7CF

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FDE7CF

#FDE7CF 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, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is virtually identical to Champagne (ΔE 2.4), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFE5FD (ice blue), 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 — 17.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red253
Green231
Blue207

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 2.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #FDE7CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDE7CF.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FDE7CF.
17.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDE7CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDE7CF
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 #FDE7CF?

#FDE7CF 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, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDE7CF?

Use black text. Black on #FDE7CF has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDE7CF?

Its complementary colour is #CFE5FD, and analogous partners are #FDD0CF and #FCFDCF.