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#E2DEBF

Champagne · very light warm yellow

About #E2DEBF

With the hex code #E2DEBF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Champagne — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Oat. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFC3E2, a thistle 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 — 15.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green222
Blue191

Closest named colours

Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 6.9
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.4

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

Text on #E2DEBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on champagne #E2DEBF.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on champagne #E2DEBF.
15.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2DEBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2DEBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4DCBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6DEC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8D9D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2DEBF?

With the hex code #E2DEBF, this is a very light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 87% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2DEBF?

Use black text. Black on #E2DEBF has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2DEBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC3E2, and analogous partners are #E2CDBF and #D4E2BF.