#DEE0BD
Champagne · very light warm yellow
About #DEE0BD
#DEE0BD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 88% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Champagne (ΔE 9.4); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFBDE0 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEE0BD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEE0BD?
#DEE0BD is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 88% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DEE0BD?
Use black text. Black on #DEE0BD has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEE0BD?
Its complementary colour is #BFBDE0, and analogous partners are #E0D1BD and #CCE0BD.