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#FFE5D1

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FFE5D1

With the hex code #FFE5D1, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 90% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% 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 4.5 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1EBFF, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green229
Blue209

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 4.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #FFE5D1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FFE5D1.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FFE5D1.
17.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFE5D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFE5D1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDE6D0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F3ECD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE0DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFE5D1?

With the hex code #FFE5D1, this is a very light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 90% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFE5D1?

Use black text. Black on #FFE5D1 has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFE5D1?

Its complementary colour is #D1EBFF, and analogous partners are #FFD1D4 and #FFFCD1.