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#E1DEBD

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #E1DEBD

With the hex code #E1DEBD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Champagne — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BDC0E1, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red225
Green222
Blue189

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 7.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #E1DEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #E1DEBD.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #E1DEBD.
15.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E1DEBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E1DEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DBBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6DDBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7D9D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E1DEBD?

With the hex code #E1DEBD, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 88% red, 87% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E1DEBD?

Use black text. Black on #E1DEBD has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E1DEBD?

Its complementary colour is #BDC0E1, and analogous partners are #E1CCBD and #D2E1BD.