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#DFE2BC

Beige · very light warm yellow

About #DFE2BC

#DFE2BC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 89% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Beige (ΔE 10.0), with Champagne the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFBCE2 (periwinkle), 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 15.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green226
Blue188

Closest named colours

Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 10.0
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 10.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #DFE2BC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFE2BC.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on beige #DFE2BC.
15.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE2BC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE2BC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8DEBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E0BD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E4DDD7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE2BC?

#DFE2BC is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 89% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE2BC?

Use black text. Black on #DFE2BC has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE2BC?

Its complementary colour is #BFBCE2, and analogous partners are #E2D2BC and #CCE2BC.