Nearest-color comparison

Vellum vs Champagne

Vellum and Champagne are different orange colors with HEX values #EFE3C8 and #F7E7CE. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 10.8, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Vellum and Champagne are very close colors. Champagne is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Vellum#EFE3C8

Champagne#F7E7CE

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Vellum and Champagne across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance10.8

Pair contrast1.05:1

Luminance delta0.0392

Hue delta5 deg

Lighter colorChampagne

More saturatedChampagne

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Vellum

Vellum is #EFE3C8, a warm orange color with light character. Compared with Champagne, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#EFE3C8 RGB239, 227, 200 HSL42, 55, 86 CMYK0, 5, 16, 6 Luminance0.7746 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Champagne

Champagne is #F7E7CE, a warm orange color with light and pastel character. Compared with Vellum, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F7E7CE RGB247, 231, 206 HSL37, 72, 89 CMYK0, 6, 17, 3 Luminance0.8138 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Vellum or Champagne

Choose VellumVellum is better when the design needs light orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EFE3C8.

Choose ChampagneChampagne is better when the design needs light and pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F7E7CE.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyVellumChampagne

HEX#EFE3C8#F7E7CE

RGB239, 227, 200247, 231, 206

HSL42, 55, 8637, 72, 89

CMYK0, 5, 16, 60, 6, 17, 3

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLightLight, Pastel

Luminance0.77460.8138

Black contrast16.49:117.28:1

White contrast1.27:11.22:1

Shared tonesLight

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Vellumblack text - 16.49:1

Champagneblack text - 17.28:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Vellum#EFE3C8

Champagne#F7E7CE

White#FFFFFF

#C8D3EF#C8D3EF

#CFDEF7#CFDEF7

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    },
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  },
  {
    "slug": "champagne",
    "name": "Champagne",
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    "bestText": {
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      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.28
    },
    "description": "Champagne is #F7E7CE, a warm orange color with light and pastel character. Compared with Vellum, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.05,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 5,
    "saturation": 17,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0392,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Champagne",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Champagne"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.05,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Vellum",
      "background": "#EFE3C8",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 16.49
    },
    {
      "color": "Champagne",
      "background": "#F7E7CE",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.28
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Champagne is better when the design needs light and pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F7E7CE.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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