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#FEF2DA

Champagne · very light warm white

About #FEF2DA

With the hex code #FEF2DA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 95% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Champagne — a ΔE of 3.9 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAE6FE, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.93:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green242
Blue218

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 4.5

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

Text on #FEF2DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FEF2DA.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FEF2DA.
18.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEF2DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEF2DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8F1D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FBF4DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFEEEB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEF2DA?

With the hex code #FEF2DA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 95% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FEF2DA?

Use black text. Black on #FEF2DA has a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEF2DA?

Its complementary colour is #DAE6FE, and analogous partners are #FEE0DA and #F8FEDA.