Champagne Color
Champagne is a orange color with hex code #FAECCC. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with champagne, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Champagne Color Values
What Does Champagne Mean?
Champagne belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Champagne reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Champagne is classified as a white (nearest centroid: yellowish white, #F0EAD6).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Champagne
Champagne and #CCDAFA are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FAD5CC and #F1FACC, which sit beside champagne on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair champagne with triadic partners #CCFAEC and #ECCCFA. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Oasis —
#FEEFCE(Delta E 1) - BlanchedAlmond —
#FFEBCD(Delta E 2) - Sandy Beach —
#FFEAC8(Delta E 3) - Wheatfield —
#F3EDCF(Delta E 3) - PapayaWhip —
#FFEFD5(Delta E 3)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FAECCC; }
.background { background-color: #FAECCC; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FAECCC; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FAECCC40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for champagne?
Champagne has the hex code #FAECCC. In RGB notation it is rgb(250, 236, 204), in HSL it is hsl(42, 82%, 89%), and its OKLCH value is 0.946, 0.045, 87.2.
What does the color champagne mean?
Orange-family colors like champagne carry distinct psychological associations. Champagne belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Champagne reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with champagne?
Champagne has three easy routes: its complement #CCDAFA for punch, its neighbors #FAD5CC and #F1FACC for something calmer, or triadic partners #CCFAEC and #ECCCFA when you want energy.
Is champagne a standard web color?
No — Champagne is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FAECCC or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make champagne lighter or darker?
To lighten champagne, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FEFCF6 (lightest tint) to #463307 (darkest shade).
About Champagne
Champagne is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FAECCC to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.