#FFE0C5
Champagne · very light warm orange
About #FFE0C5
#FFE0C5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 88% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 6.1), with Apricot the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5E4FF (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 — 16.72:1, 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 #FFE0C5?
#FFE0C5 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 88% green and 77% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFE0C5?
Use black text. Black on #FFE0C5 has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFE0C5?
Its complementary colour is #C5E4FF, and analogous partners are #FFC5C7 and #FFFDC5.