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#FFE7D0

Champagne · very light warm orange

About #FFE7D0

#FFE7D0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 91% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Champagne (ΔE 3.2), with Eggshell the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0E8FF (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green231
Blue208

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 3.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #FFE7D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FFE7D0.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #FFE7D0.
17.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFE7D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFE7D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE8CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F5EDD0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE2E0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFE7D0?

#FFE7D0 is a very light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 91% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFE7D0?

Use black text. Black on #FFE7D0 has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFE7D0?

Its complementary colour is #D0E8FF, and analogous partners are #FFD0D1 and #FFFFD0.