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Redeem nowInspiration in the color champagne.
Learn the history and meaning of the color champagne, a shade more exclusive than you knew.
How to use the color champagne.
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Champagne lowers inhibitions, just like its namesake.
One effect of sparkling wine is that it’s known to lower inhibitions. The color champagne, with its instant vibe of joy and prosperity, has a similar effect on the senses. Use champagne color to send a message of comfort or friendliness.
Champagne as a base or a highlight.
The color champagne can be used as a base color for a project. Champagne color can also be used as an accent or color, especially when it’s given a metallic sheen or another texture or it’s used as a highlight in a darker palette.
Champagne versus beige.
The color champagne is often compared to beige. Both can provide a neutral base, however the light orange mixed in with champagne is what makes it warmer than beige (which sits at the cooler end of neutral).
Combine champagne with other colors.
Champagne color is almost a perfect neutral and can be treated as a neutral in most cases. Pair it with other shades of yellow or orange to emphasize the brightness of the colors. Combine champagne color with metallic copper or bronze to bring out its sophistication. The color champagne can also be used with pastels for a more muted color palette.
Information about champagne color.
The champagne HEX code picker is #F7E7CE. This is matched to the shade of most champagne, however the wine’s hue will vary based on the grapes used.
The color champagne can be achieved in a RGB space with 247 red, 231 green, and 206 blue. Champagne color can be achieved in a CMYK color space with 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow, and 0% black.
The history of champagne.
Champagne color is part of the Champagne brand.
The color champagne was inspired by the bubbly beverage known around the world. The name champagne only applies to sparkling wine that comes from the Champagne region of northeast France. Because of its exquisite quality and unrivaled history dating back to the 5th century, champagne wines were first popular with royalty and the high court of France. The color champagne came to represent the opulence and luxury of the drink.
The color champagne entered English in 1915.
Champagne color was finally registered in English in 1915, almost 100 years after the beverage boomed in Great Britain and the United States. The term “champagne” as a wine and a color was under hot debate in Europe at that time. No sparkling beverage that wasn’t made in Champagne could carry the name. In 1941, the Comité interprofessional du vin de Champagne (CIVC) was created to formally protect the term for its wine — and the color.
Other attempts to use champagne color were stopped short.
The color champagne is powerfully tied to luxury, success, and distinction. Naturally, marketeers have been eager to tap into that connection. In 1993, Yves Saint Laurent created a “champagne perfume” which had to be renamed after the CIVC stepped in. In 2013, Apple wanted to name their gold iPhone “champagne.” This decision was quickly reeled back after the CIVC intervened.
The color champagne across different cultures.
What was originally a thing of French royalty crossed borders and trickled through the classes.
Champagne is pale but warm, a bright and light gold with a soft hue of orange mixed in. Like the drink, champagne color is associated with joy and luxury. The color champagne is used in celebrations of all kinds, just like its namesake. After its first ties to royalty, its exportation outside of France led to new meanings for new populations. By the late 19th century, Oscar Wilde was quoted saying, “only the unimaginative can fail to find a reason for drinking Champagne.”
Champagne color came to mean something new for the masses.
Originally said to flow freely — but exclusively — at French coronation banquets, champagne became a drink for all kinds by the 1920s. During the legendary parties of the Jazz Age, champagne was a symbol of joy and conviviality. The drink and the color champagne were no longer tied to royalty. Instead, champagne color became a popular symbol of general prosperity.
Champagne by other names could never be champagne.
Given that the namesake has been imbibed since the 5th century, the color champagne was adopted quite recently in English. Before the beverage was first imported in England, the color champagne was described in different ways. Compare champagne color to the color of gemstones like topaz or quartz. Those gems do fine to describe a similar, but arguably, the color champagne and its powerful ties to sophistication and celebration only existed after the drink brought those meanings with it.